Escape Artist Toma Taulant Arrested in Tarragona

Spanish authorities have arrested Toma Taulant, a well-known escape artist and magician, in the coastal city of Tarragona. Law enforcement declined to immediately disclose the specific charges prompting his detention.

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Toma Taulant, the 'magician of escapes', arrested in Tarragona

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 26 - The Spanish National Police have arrested Toma Taulant, 42, the Albanian fugitive wanted by Italian justice and known as the 'magician of escapes', in Tarragona, Catalonia. Taulant had escaped from four prisons four times, three in Italy and one in Belgium. His last escape dates back to December 7, 2025, from the maximum security prison in Opera, near Milan, where he allegedly lowered himself with knotted sheets after sawing through the bars of his cell. Upon his arres...

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Escape Artist Toma Taulant Arrested in Tarragona

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