PANAMA CITY (AP) — Police in Panama say they have captured a fugitive with suspected ties to the Hells Angels motorcycle gang who is wanted in Canada for 22 murders.

A police statement says Michel Smith was detained Friday in the Playa Coronado tourist region, 62 miles (100 kilometers) west of Panama City.

The statement released Sunday said Smith was captured after a two-month surveillance operation, adding that he is wanted in Canada on 29 charges, including 22 counts of murder.

Canadian officers have been looking for Smith, also known by the name “L’animal” and Michael Lajoie-Smith among other aliases, since a massive 2009 gang sweep in the province of Quebec.

Panama are coordinating his extradition to Canada, according to a police statement.

Smith was alleged to be one of the senior figures in the Hells Angels gang, at a time the group was said to have killed off rival gang the Rock Machine Bikers in the 1990s and early 2000.

Panamanian police say they are coordinating his extradition to Canada.

The statement put Smith’s age at 50, while media in Canada say it is 49.