Mohammed Amra ‘The Fly’: Everything we know about ‘drug boss’ inmate on the run after armed ambush
A suspected drug boss is being hunted by hundreds of police officers after he escaped when his prison van was ambushed by armed gunmen in France.
Two prison officers were shot dead while three others were seriously injured during the shooting, which occurred in broad daylight on a motorway around an hour from Paris. Named as Mohammed Amra, 30, he is understood to be the boss of a narcotics network who is known by the nickname “La Mouche”, which translates to “The Fly”.
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Dramatic footage from the scene shows men wearing black sports clothes using automatic machine pistols, while horrified motorists look on.
The group then escaped with a large-scale nationwide manhunt ongoing. President Emmanuel Macron has
