Quebec prison officials warned about possible breakout attempt

QUEBEC – Officials at a Quebec jail where three prisoners made a daring escape by helicopter were warned about a possible breakout attempt.

Newly released court documents suggest that Quebec provincial police gave jail officials intelligence on a possible jail break conspiracy involving the three men.

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Yves Denis, Denis Lefebvre and Serge Pomerleau escaped from the Orsainville Detention Centre in suburban Quebec City on June 7.

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Acknowledgement of the existence of a possible conspiracy is contained in Justice Louis Dionne’s judgment dated March 24.

The trio fled after a chopper landed in a courtyard, scooped them up and quickly took off.

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The three men are now the subject of an Interpol alert list, which places the Quebec escapees among the world’s most wanted fugitives.