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> My pet tinfoil-hat theory is that he decided that staying in a French prison is safer for him than being out in the open

People do that.

Recently, the Bulgarian drug lord nicknamed Brendo not only surrendered, but somehow bribed border control to let him in the country so he can show up directly in front of Sofia Central Prison, with a duffel bag, ready to be taken in. He wanted to skip the bureaucracy and go behind bars ASAP.