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Morocco has extradited two men suspected of taking part in the 2024 escape of Mohamed Amra, a notorious French drug trafficker, Le Figaro reported. Upon their arrival in France, the two suspects, Ian Gomes, 28, and Albinou Da Sylva, 38, «were charged and taken into custody in Paris on Wednesday, August 13, following their extradition from Morocco».
Wanted under an international arrest warrant issued by French authorities, the pair were arrested in Morocco on February 23, just a day after Amra was captured in Romania, ending nine months on the run.
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin welcomed the extradition. «The two alleged accomplices of Mr. Amra, whose escape cost the lives of two prison officers, have just been extradited to France», he wrote on X. «A big thank you to our Moroccan friends, and especially to my counterpart in Justice, who ensured this operation was completed swiftly», he added.
Amra escaped on May 14, 2024, when armed accomplices ambushed his prisoner transport van, killing two officers and injuring three others.
