Prison Escape Aid Turns to Prison Time | UK News

0:00This has been UK News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. So, a former soldier named Daniel Collief made a daring escape from Wandsworth prison back in September 2023, famously clinging to the underside of a food truck. Now, it turns out one of his fellow inmates, a deal con, who was actually in the prison kitchen with him, has been sentenced to four and a half years. Behind bars were helping him out. Con was convicted of assisting an escaped prisoner, and the judge pointed out that Con was also in Wandsworth at the time, awaiting extradition to. France for some serious charges himself. Con's role involved getting $400 cash to Collief after the escape. He even roped in another guy, Iron Run Shoudery, to help with the money transfer, promising him $120 for the job. The court heard that Collief Faye used a phone he bought with some of that money to contact his handlers. It wasn't just about survival on the outside, the cash helped Collief buy new clothes and

1:02basically stay on the run for a bit longer than he might, have otherwise. The judge really laid it out, explaining how Con's actions, even though Collief was only at large for a couple of days, provided significant assistance. The money was crucial, and the phone calls Collief Faye made, first receiving calls and then making them were all part of this network. It's wild that when Collief was caught, he had a diary with Con's name and contact details for his family, showing just how connected they were. At the time of the escape, Con himself was facing extradition to France for his alleged involvement in a human trafficking operation and firearms. Offences, he was apparently a key player organizing trips for migrants. When he was stopped driving a van in France in 2021, authorities bound boats, engines, and live jackets in the back, painting a picture of his alleged criminal enterprise. Ultimately, Con received four and a half years for assisting the escape prisoner with a concurrent 15 month sentence for having an illegal prison phone.

2:04It's a stark reminder of how interconnected these criminal activities can be, even within the confines of a prison.