Last May, Amra managed to escape from police custody when he was being driven back by a police convoy from a courthouse at Rouen to Everuex prison.
French interior minister Bruno Retailleau also to X to confirm the successful capture as he said: “I congratulate all forces which made Mohamed Amra’s arrest in Romania today possible.
Fugitive Mohamed Amra had been on the run since May after a horror jailbreak which left two innocent French officers dead.
A source with knowledge of his criminal history once said: "Amra is nicknamed the fly, because he's everywhere, like an annoying fly.
Amra, who was nicknamed The Fly because "he is everywhere", managed to evade capture since his escape after fleeing France.