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A gangster who carried out a helicopter jailbreak in Hollywood was arrested Wednesday in northern France after three months of flight, said sources close to the case.
The famous French thief Redoine Faid was arrested in the Oise, north of Paris, with his brother Rachid and two other family members, a source said, confirming the information previously published in the media.
A gigantic manhunt was launched after Faid's bold escape on July 1, during which two heavily armed accomplices used smoke bombs and angle grinders to break through the doors and take her to a helicopter.
Faid, a career criminal who faces several convictions for armed robbery and has already escaped from prison, was transferred to Reau, 50 kilometers south-east of Paris.
About a hundred police officers were deployed to find the 46-year-old man. He had cited the inspiration of villains like Tony Montana in "Scarface" and had discovered that he had discovered his "calling" at the age of 12.
The weapons were seized during the raid that took place in the town of Creil in the night of Wednesday to Wednesday, according to the same source.
Outgoing Home Secretary Gerard Collomb congratulated the local police in a tweet for his "commitment, courage and determination".
Faid, who had previously escaped from prison in 2013 before being captured six weeks later, was serving a 25-year sentence for a failed 2010 robbery in which a female police officer had been killed, although she was not safe. he claims that his death was accidental.
– smoke bombs –
During the spectacular jailbreak, two men posing as flight school students, who had already made an introductory flight, forced a helicopter instructor, under the threat of a revolver, to take them to the airport. jail.
The terrified pilot landed in the yard – the only part of the prison not equipped with anti-helicopter nets.
Two men dressed in black and armed with assault rifles then landed and threw smoke bombs before entering the visiting room, where Faid met his brother, who was later arrested.
The guards, who were unarmed, ran away and sounded the alarm. But after 10 minutes, Faid was gone, encouraged by his fellow prisoners.
The helicopter was found shortly afterwards in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, in the company of the pilot who had been beaten and taken to the hospital in a state of shock.
Several days after his escape, investigators discovered a supply of guns, masks and a cement cutter in the Oise region where Faid had grown, which they said , belonged to his band.
On July 24, Faid narrowly avoided his capture and had to abandon a car containing explosives after being identified as one of two people who sped at full speed when the police attempted to carry out a security check on their car north of Paris.
At the beginning of September, the police carried out searches targeting the thief's relatives, but did not arrest anyone.
This escape, which brings to at least five times the number of jailbreaks in France involving helicopters in France over the last three decades, has provoked a heated debate over whether the country's prisons are sufficiently secure.
Faid had served a 25-year sentence for a failed 2010 flight in which a female policewoman was killed
A gigantic manhunt was launched after Faid's bold escape on July 1, during which two heavily armed accomplices used smoke bombs and angle grinders to break through the doors and take her to a helicopter waiting.
The helicopter used for the leak was found shortly afterwards in a suburb northeast of Paris.
Faid had previously escaped from Lille-Sequedin prison in 2013
