Creil, France — French police arrested Wednesday a notorious gangster who had been on the run for three months after an audacious Hollywood-style helicopter jailbreak. ADVERTISEMENTFaid’s brother Rachid and two of the gangster’s nephews were arrested along with the apartment’s landlady, according to police sources. Two guns were found in the flat, while two other alleged accomplices were arrested during a simultaneous raid in the Paris region, sources said. Smoke bombsThe spectacular jailbreak saw two men posing as flight-school students, who had already taken an introductory flight, force a helicopter instructor at gunpoint to fly them to the jail. Netting has since been fitted over the courtyard where Faid’s helicopter landed to whisk him away.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 03, 2018 12:22 UTC