His violent arrest was filmed and then broadcast on social networks by the
national police
.
A Frenchman suspected of being “
the main member of a
Marseille clan” engaged in drug trafficking was arrested on Sunday in Spain near Tarragona (north-east), the Spanish police announced this Sunday.
The person concerned is presented as “
one of the most wanted fugitives in France
”.
The man, the subject of a European arrest warrant, was arrested in a bar in Salou, on the coast about an hour and a half drive south of Barcelona, and identified as Jean-Anthony Blas, born in 1990.
Four different identities during his escape
His record includes "
a ten-year prison sentence in his country for drug trafficking, illegal possession of weapons, offenses against public order and security and membership in an organized criminal gang.
" , according to the Spanish press release.
He escaped a police operation in March 2023 in France, managing to use four different identities during his flight.
The Marseille clan of which he is presented as “
a main member
”, “
regularly exported cannabis to Spain and had a large arsenal of weapons of war
”.