Overview

• Koba LaD, already in pretrial detention for a separate case, has been officially charged with 'association of malefactors' for alleged involvement in Mohamed Amra's escape.
• Investigators suspect the rapper had knowledge of or aided the escape plan, which involved a commando attack that killed two guards and injured three others.
• Authorities continue to probe Koba LaD's links to the Black Manjak Family, a group suspected of laundering drug money and facilitating criminal operations.
• A key suspect connected to the escape surrendered in Thailand and is awaiting extradition to France, adding to the 28 individuals already charged in the case.
• Mohamed Amra, recaptured in Romania in February 2025 after nine months on the run, remains in isolation in a high-security French prison.