Notorious alleged WA drug kingpin who fled to Colombia arrested by Interpol

Arash Ebrahimi Far has been arrested by the National Police of Colombia. ( Supplied: National Police of Colombia )

Alleged drug kingpin Arash Ebrahimi Far has been arrested in Colombia after hiding in the South America country for years, according to authorities.

He was arrested as he left a hospital where he had been admitted after being "wounded by gunfire".

Mr Ebrahimi Far is awaiting potential extradition to Australia.

One of Western Australia's most-wanted and notorious alleged drug kingpins, nicknamed "The Kid", has been detained in Colombia and is awaiting potential extradition, according to authorities.

Arash Ebrahimi Far, an Australian-Iranian national, had been hiding in Colombia since December 2018, according to the National Police of Colombia.

The alleged drug kingpin is also known by the aliases "Ash" and "The Kid". ( Supplied: National Police of Colombia )

Authorities in Western Australia have been building a case against Mr Ebrahimi Far for years, alleging he was operating a large-scale criminal network and shipping drugs back to WA.

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