One of the country's most wanted fugitives has arrived in Sydney after he was captured on a luxury yacht leaving the Northern Territory for Indonesia last week.
Mark Horne, 32, was arrested last Wednesday after he was found hiding out on a luxury yacht in Darwin, bringing an end to months spent on the run.
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He was on bail on a charge of shooting a truck driver during a 2020 robbery at Lithgow when he allegedly went on the run in October, sparking a nationwide manhunt.
The 32-year-old allegedly left his Arncliffe home and cut off his ankle bracelet in an Uber at Riverwood before chartering a plane from Bankstown airport to Queensland.
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While awaiting trial, Horne had surrendered his passport as a condition of bail but police at the time believed he was planning on fleeing overseas.
He will face trial later today.
Last week, a series of images were released depicting the dramatic moment the alleged bikie was discovered by police — clutching a vape — in the hull of the Sy Lady Azzura as it sailed out of Cullen Bay Marina in Darwin.
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"The team found the man hiding in the hull of the vessel," NT Police Commander Matt Hollamby said.
"We thought this was a little bit suspicious and it turned out it was who we thought it was."
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