Drug trafficker Mohamed Amra appeals his surrender to French authorities, appeal deemed inadmissible by Romania

French drug trafficker Mohamed Amra , arrested Saturday in Bucharest, Romania after nine months on the run, has appealed the decision to hand him over to the French authorities, Le Figaro learned from concordant sources, confirming information from Paris Match. But his appeal was deemed "inadmissible by the Romanian justice system," a judicial source said.

At his post-arrest hearing, Amra did not initially oppose his transfer to France, according to his lawyer. "I hope that in a few hours, in a few days, in less than ten days - since Romania would have given its agreement for Mr. Amra's return to France - we will be able to present him before French magistrates," declared the Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin , during a trip to Annemasse (Haute-Savoie).

The 30-year-old individual escaped on May 14 during a prison transfer. A commando attacked the van he was in with a ram-ram and assault rifles at the Incarville toll booth (Eure), killing two prison officers and injuring three others. Wanted for several months, this repeat offender, nicknamed La Mouche, planned to have cosmetic surgery in Romania before leaving for Colombia, according to the local government.