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'Master Escaper' Faces Prison Again After Four Successful Breakouts
Taulant Toma, a 42-year-old Albanian criminal known as the 'master escaper', was arrested in Tarragona, Spain, on 2026-08-21 after four successful prison escapes across Europe. Police identified him by distinctive tattoos and a facial scar, despite his forged identity papers. Toma escaped three times in Italy and once in Belgium, using methods like knotted sheets and a human pyramid. Since his December 2025 escape from a high-security Rome prison, he was on the run. He awaits extradition to Italy, currently held in Mas d'Enric prison.
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