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OPP say federal offender wanted for breach of parole arrested in New York

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An Ontario Provincial Police crest is pictured on an officer's uniform. (Supplied)

Ontario Provincial Police say a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breach of parole has been arrested.

Cody Butler, 27, is serving a seven-year, 10-month sentence for a slew of offences including drug trafficking, theft, and assault.

Police said he was unlawfully at large on March 5. On April 14, OPP said he was arrested by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in New York.