Inmate escapes German jail in box

A manhunt is under way in western Germany for a convicted drug dealer who escaped by mailing himself out of jail.

The 42-year-old Turkish citizen - who was serving a seven-year sentence - had been making stationery with other prisoners destined for the shops.

At the end of his shift, the inmate climbed into a cardboard box and was taken out of prison by express courier. His whereabouts are still unknown.

The chief warden of the jail told the BBC this was an embarrassing incident.

The prison authorities in Willich, near Duesseldorf, said the man, who was tall and broad-shouldered, had hidden in a box that was about 150cm by 120cm.

When the weekly express courier arrived to pick up several boxes of merchandise, the one containing the prisoner was also loaded into the back of the lorry.

Shortly after it had passed through the prison gates, the inmate made his dash for freedom by cutting a big hole in the tarpaulin of the lorry and jumping off.

The driver alerted the police after he noticed the tarpaulin flapping in the breeze.

Lying low

The jail's chief warden, Beate Peters, said the man must have had accomplices outside the prison.

"As soon as the prisoner jumped off the back of the lorry his friends would have picked him up," she told the BBC.

"We have no idea where the fugitive is hiding. We assume that he is still in the county and is lying low before making his move."

Ms Peters said fellow convicts must also have known of his plan but that they would not talk because of a "code of honour" and because it is a criminal offence in Germany to help somebody escape from jail.

She said the incident showed that security needed to be beefed up urgently, something she had been lobbying for in the last few years.

"I was not surprised that an escape happened on my watch. For years I had been asking for more security guards from the government. But now they'll have to listen."

Inmate escapes German jail in box

A manhunt is under way in western Germany for a convicted drug dealer who escaped by mailing himself out of jail.

At the end of his shift, the inmate climbed into a cardboard box and was taken out of prison by express courier. His whereabouts are still unknown.




What a BRILLIANT idea ! ^
















Well, I DO hope this parcel arrives pretty soon  :( ... as I AM finding it,  just a LITTLE bit .....

























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CRAMPED !  ::)    :P   
















:D



;D

What a BRILLIANT idea ! ^
















Well, I DO hope this parcel arrives pretty soon  :( ... as I AM finding it,  just a LITTLE bit .....

























http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7886/parcel2xr8.jpg

CRAMPED !   ::)    :P   
















:D



;D
There is still the chance of the parcel being lost in the post.

There is still the chance of the parcel being lost in the post.



At least ONE of the three ....

















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Fugitives got away ?  ::)  8)

















As for you, and Howard ?  ???

It's been done before.

Henry "Box" Brown (1815-c.1879) was a 19th century Virginia slave who escaped to freedom by arranging to have himself mailed to Philadelphia abolitionists in a dry goods container. He became a noted abolitionist speaker.

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It's been done before.

Henry "Box" Brown (1815-c.1879) was a 19th century Virginia slave who escaped to freedom by arranging to have himself mailed to Philadelphia abolitionists in a dry goods container. He became a noted abolitionist speaker.

http://secure01.virginiainteractive.org/shoppingcart/LOVimages/Unboxing.jpg


As they say ... there's nothing 'new under the sun ' ?   ::)

I hope that the convict, pocked airholes in the box!  ;D

I hope that the convict, pocked airholes in the box!  ;D
How about food...

...and the other?

How about food...

...and the other?


It doesn't take a long time to ship things.  A person can last a few days.  He'd be in poor health though.

Wouldn't take a bloodhound to sniff that one out  ::)

It doesn't take a long time to ship things.  A person can last a few days.  He'd be in poor health though.
Have you seen what the post is like over here?

Have you seen what the post is like over here?


Oh no.  He'll be dead by the time he hits the boarder. :o

Oh no.  He'll be dead by the time he hits the boarder. :o
You are quite correct there...