A chance discovery depriving future escape? A tunnel being formed was discovered by chance on Tuesday morning in Paris, near the La Santé prison, we learned this Wednesday from a police source, confirming information from Actu 17.
The discovery was made shortly before midday by an Enedis technician who was working “in a well for electrical connections” at 93, rue de la Santé, located 450 meters from the prison center. The agent noted the presence of bags filled with rubble as well as a bed, according to a source close to the investigation.
The work, artisanal, already extended several tens of meters in the direction of the prison, up to the corner of Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui. His access was immediately condemned by the Paris town hall services. An investigation was opened and entrusted to the 14th arrondissement police station. Paris town hall reserves the right to file a complaint following the findings