A young inmate recently managed to escape a prison in Lyon, France, by taking advantage of a fellow inmate’s release, hiding in their luggage, and waiting to be carried out of the maximum security facility.

The escape of 20-year-old Elyazid A. from Lyon-Corbas prison last Friday made national headlines all weekend, bringing into question both the prison’s security system and its notorious overcrowding. But what really caught the public’s attention was the manner in which the young inmate, who was serving several prison sentences for crimes connected to organized crime, managed to effortlessly leave the maximum security prison. According to inside sources cited by French media, the daring escape was made possible by the release of a fellow inmate who simply carried Elyazid out the front gate of the facility to a car waiting for him. It took the guards 24 hours to realize he was missing.