World‘Escape wizard’ who used human pyramid arrested in Spain after breaking out of four jails

Spanish police have arrested an Albanian fugitive dubbed the “escape wizard” in Tarragona. He is alleged to have escaped four prisons in Italy and Belgium using methods including sawn bars, knotted sheets and a human pyramid, and is being held pending extradition to Italy.

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TThe Guardian★★☆☆☆2026-08-26 16:22Original