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Three high-flying fugitives are back in jail.
Canadian cops busted Yves Denis, 35, Denis Lefebvre, 53, and 49-year-old Serge Pomerleau early Sunday, two weeks after the trio escaped from Orsainville Detention Centre in helicopter, CBC reported.
The threesome, previously swept up in a bust called Project Crayfish, were awaiting trial on drug trafficking and murder charges when they made their brazen flight to freedom on June 7.
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The men had been held locked down under severe restraints until recently. In response to complaints from the suspects' lawyers, a judge eased restrictions, allowing the men to appear in court without handcuffs, participate in longer visitor hours and meet together in a prison yard on weekdays, CBC reported.
Canadian prison authorities had been concerned the men were a flight risk, even catching wind of an escape plan before an unknown helicopter pilot hoisted the men out of the secure facility, Radio Canada reported.
A no-fly zone was enforced over the prison for three days after the escape.
Authorities have said little about the suspects' capture and have refused to reveal where they're holding the three now.
The men were allegedly hiding out in an upscale condo complex in Montreal, CBC reported. Investigators towed a gray Toyota Echo from the scene on Sunday and hauled evidence boxes out of the building.
The men are due to make a court appearance on Monday.
In 2013, two inmates escaped from a Quebec prison after a helicopter dropped cables to them. They were arrested the same day.
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