France: Muslim organized criminal acts from prison cell, said ‘On the Qur’an of Mecca, wallah, you will respect me’

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“Escape of Mohamed Amra: hookah, telephone, everything was allowed for the inmate in prison.” translated from “Évasion de Mohamed Amra : chicha, téléphone, tout était permis au détenu en prison,” Valeurs Actuelles, May 23, 2024 (thanks to Medforth):

On Tuesday, May 14, a prison administration van which was transporting Mohamed Amra was attacked by several men at the Incarville tollbooth (Eure). During this ambush, two prison officers were shot and killed and three others were injured. The detainee managed to escape. Nearly 10 days later, the search for the fugitive continues to intensify. However, the detainee, presented as a “medium intensity” delinquent, ultimately revealed himself to be a “major drug trafficker.”

According to information from BFMTV, published Wednesday May 22, the man nicknamed “The Fly” sought, in November 2022, to obtain machine guns, purchased for 6,000 euros each. A purchase that could be made from his cell, thanks to the numerous phones that the inmate managed to obtain. Thanks to this, Mohamed Amra was able to continue to manage his drug trafficking and establish his authority. According to a police officer, the detainee had conditions of detention that were a little too “favorable”, being entitled in particular to a hookah to “brighten up his summer evenings.”

These mobile phones notably allowed him to call his contacts outside the prison, using encrypted messaging. According to unpublished wiretaps, shared by Le Parisien, Mohamed Amra gave orders on the organization and management of his drug trafficking. “La Mouche” also organized “coring” from his cell: a technique consisting of stealing merchandise from rival traffickers.

“Tell them to put their hands in the air, search the whole barracks, search first, search, search, search,” we can hear in one of these taps. Mohamed Amra is also suspected of having ordered, again from his prison, the kidnapping of a man, in June 2022. He had demanded a ransom of 300,000 euros from his partner.

If “The Fly” managed to strengthen his authority, even in prison, it was thanks to the insults and threats that he did not hesitate to fulminate to bring his “associates” into line. “You had the stuff [the drugs] in your hands and you left! Son of a bitch! […] I’m going to f**k your mother!,” we can hear on one of the recordings. Same technique for his creditors: “On the Qur’an of Mecca, wallah, you will respect me. […] Do you think I’m Coluche? You’re going to pay me!,” we can also hear.