PENAMPANG, Oct 24 — A 42-year-old murder suspect on the run for more than 17 years has finally been arrested in Sabah over a 2009 homicide in Penampang.

Penampang acting police chief Assistant Superintendent Arisanti Aziz said investigators detained the man at a house in Kolombong, Inanam on Thursday.

“The arrest followed our continuous efforts to track down the suspect and investigate the case,” she said in a statement today.

Police had sought the suspect over the death of a man in Beverly Hills, Penampang on April 11, 2009.