The BBC sends this tale about a drug dealer who mailed himself out of a German prison.

The 42-year-old Turkish citizen, described as tall and broad-shouldered, had been making stationery destined for stores. When his shift ended, he climbed into a cardboard box " 59 x 47 inches " and was whisked away by express courier.

He's still on the lam from the prison in Willich, near Duesseldorf, where he was serving a seven-year sentence. The warden believes he had accomplices.

"I was not surprised that an escape happened on my watch," said chief warden Beate Peters. "For years I had been asking for more security guards from the government. But now they"ll have to listen."