Evaded prisoner Ilyas Kherbouch arrested after two weeks on the run

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Paris, France TRANSLATED

After a 13-day escape from Villepinte prison, alias 'Ganito', was finally apprehended by authorities near Canet-en-Roussillon just outside his home town of Perpignan. Police located him on March 20 following an extensive manhunt that lasted two weeks before he surrendered to avoid further violence or death threats against himself and others in the facility's courtyard where they had been hiding for days since fleeing their cellmates' murder earlier this month, according to officials who confirmed his arrest at approximately noon.

Key Points

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Ilyas Kherbouch has been arrested after 13 days on the run following his escape from prison in early March.
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The fugitive, known by aliases 'Ganito' and others, was apprehended two weeks later near Canet-en-Roussillon/Perpignan while fleeing to Spain or North Africa. He is currently held under judicial detention before being transferred back to Paris for trial on charges of escape from prison.

Developments

Mar 21 "Ilyas Kherbouch", alias "Ganito" and the escapee from Villepinte prison, must appear before a judge of liberties and detention after being arrested in Canet-en-Roussillon two weeks following his evasion.