Spain Arrests Albanian 'Master of Escapes' After 4th Jail Break

In Spain, a 'master escape artist' who fled from four prisons has been detained.

Consensus

The man is a 42-year-old Albanian national.
He was arrested in Tarragona, Spain.
He had escaped from prison four times previously.
He was apprehended after a confrontation with police.
He was found with fake documents and cash.
He is currently in custody.
He is expected to be extradited to Italy.
He was sentenced to serve time until 2048 for armed robbery, theft, and drug trafficking.
His previous escapes included breaking out of prisons in Italy and Belgium.
He used methods such as cutting window bars with a saw and using a rope made from sheets.
He once used a human pyramid to escape from a prison yard.
The Spanish National Police described his actions as resembling a movie plot.

One of his accomplices shot a police officer and was arrested, while the other escaped and was later found to have left behind a gun. — kommersant
The man was arrested in December 2025, which contradicts the timeline in other sources stating the escape occurred in December of the previous year. — kommersant
The man was known as the 'King of Escapes' and had been involved in multiple robberies, armed attacks, drug, and weapons trafficking. — kommersant
The man was described as having escaped from four prisons, but the specific mention of the human pyramid escape being in Belgium is not confirmed in other sources. — riamo
The arrest occurred on August 26, which is not mentioned in other sources. — vm
The man was found using a European arrest warrant. — vm
The man voluntarily surrendered in the Czech Republic due to extreme heat. — riamo
The man was found with two fake 500-euro bills. — vm