Fugitive wanted for the fatal prison escape of the infamous Virgin Lord, captured by Thailand’s tropical island

Thai police arrest French fugitive on Phuket tropical holiday island in a deadly prisoner breakthrough Nicknamed “Fly”.

Adonis Correa, 24, is the latest in the latest of the 20 suspects, and has been detained in a sprawling international raid. Shocking escape In May 2024, allegedly suspected of Gangpin Kingpin Mohamed Amra was in a prison van in northern France.

Investigators believe Correa was Amra’s “close friend” who was arrested in Romania last month and nine months later in Romania, when France’s “public enemy number one”.

French sources and Thai police said Thursday that Correa was arrested in southern Phuket on Wednesday, a popular beach destination for millions of tourists.

“Thai immigration police have arrested a French national linked to a transnational criminal organization suspected of violent prisoners, resulting in the death of prison officials,” Thai police said in a statement.

Last year, the shockingly violent nature of Amra’s escape shocked France and made headlines around the world.

Masked gunman wearing military-grade automatic weapons attacked a prison van and transported him on a highway toll square Kill two guards And hurt the other three. Interpol issued a red notice at the request of France to arrest AMRA.

Amra is suspected of engaging in drug-related activities and even ordering murders from prison cells.

The prosecutor at the time said Amra Changed his appearance And identify his hair through facial recognition tools and his fingerprints.

At least 2 suspects were detained

Correa is the latest of the latest of the 20 suspects detained in the French investigation.

According to Thai police, he entered Thailand on a tourist visa via Phuket International Airport on February 8 – before the arrest warrant and the Interpol issued him with Interpol.

Thai authorities said they tracked Correa in Kamara and Padong areas of Phuket and arrested him on Wednesday.

His French lawyer, Joseph Hazan, told AFP on Thursday that his client had handed in himself.

“He contacted us with the Thai authorities for several days,” Hazan said, adding that his client has not issued a statement and will “explain himself to a French judge”.

Thai officials canceled Correa’s visa and now he is detained in Bangkok when he was deported from France.

Thailand and France have no extradition treaty, but sources told AFP they hope to send back to Correa next week.

Officials say “flies” have a history of violent crime

According to judicial sources, Amra has a long history of belief in violent crime, according to judicial sources.

“He is well known to the judiciary,” Paris chief prosecutor Laure Beccuau said earlier.

Another source close to the case said Amra had close ties to organized crime, demanding no identification and allegedly ordered homicides related to the drug trade.

Another source who asked not to be named said Amra runs its own drug trafficking network.

However, his 13 previous convictions – crimes ranging from armed robbery to blackmail – were not directly related to the narcotics business.

He was sentenced to prison in January 2022 at the Evreux Prison in the northwest of Normandy to serve his sentence, including criminal conspiracy, blackmail, robbery, armed violence and participating in illegal automobile rodeo.

He also faces two new charges while escaping, one for murder and another for gang murder in the southern city of Marseille, the French Riviera, a hub of drug trafficking and gang violence.