From mail article posted above:
police source told
Le Parisien that he was 'the head of a narcotics network' in France, and accordingly considered hugely dangerous.
The French publication also reported that Mohammed had attempted to escape his cell just two days before Tuesday's escape.
He had allegedly been placed in solitary confinement an his surveillance level was raised to 'Escort 3'.
Amra, who had a total of 13 convictions to his name, was under ‘special surveillance’, but not considered radicalised or a terrorist suspect, said Éric Dupond-Moretti, France’s justice minister.
At the time of the attack, Amra was on his way from Évreux prison to court for a commital hearing that would have been made public. This would have made the route relatively easy to work out.
Prosecutors working for the National Jurisdiction for the Fight against Organised Crime (JUNALCO) have opened an enquiry into ‘murder and attempted murder by an organised gang’ – offences punishable with a life sentence.
They are also investigating ‘escape in an organised gang’, ‘acquisition and possession of weapons of war’ and ‘criminal association with a view to the commission of a crime,’ said Moretti.
