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Over two dozen charged over escape of French drugs baron, say prosecutor

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At the time of his escape, Mohamed Amra was facing one charge for attempted murder and another for participation in a gangland killing in the southern city of Marseille.

PARIS: French authorities have, in the last two weeks, charged over two dozen suspects in the deadly escape of suspected drugs gangland kingpin Mohamed Amra from custody. Amra was extradited back to France after being re-arrested in Romania, the Paris prosecutor said on Saturday.

Amra’s escape in May 2024 at a road toll while in a prison van saw two prison guards killed and prompted a months-long manhunt for the man dubbed “la Mouche” (the Fly).

Once Amra was re-arrested in Romania, authorities launched a search for those who aided him in his escape across France to the eastern European country.

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