This is the story of one of the most jaw-dropping prison escapes in Canadian history. Omid Tahvili, a ruthless Persian mafia kingpin, didn’t crawl through tunnels or fly out in a helicopter. He simply walked out wearing a janitor’s uniform, pushing a mop, and counting on one desperate, compromised guard to unlock every door for him. Tahvili wasn’t just any criminal. He was a mastermind of international scams, violent kidnappings, and high-stakes drug trafficking. By 2007, he was facing years in prison in Canada and an extradition to the United States, but he refused to be caged.
The prison seemed unbeatable. North Fraser Pre-Trial Center was a multi-million dollar fortress, equipped with cutting-edge technology, reinforced steel doors, and surveillance at every angle. No one had ever escaped. Yet Tahvili found the one weakness that no amount of steel or cameras could protect: a human. Corrections officer Edwin Tiknney was drowning in debt, struggling with addiction and mental health, and Tahvili exploited every crack in his life. $50,000 was all it took to turn a loyal officer into an accomplice.
On November 15th, 2007, Tahvili executed a plan that was equal parts audacious and chillingly simple. Disguised as a janitor and accompanied by Tiknney, he strolled through four highly secure gates, the guard unlocking each one without hesitation. Cameras captured every moment, but it was human error and manipulation, not security flaws, that made the escape possible. Tahvili pushed his mop and cart, kept his head low, and walked straight out into freedom, leaving the prison staff, the RCMP, and the world in disbelief.
The fallout was brutal for Tiknney, who never received the promised bribe, lost his career, his reputation, and eventually served prison time himself. Meanwhile, Tahvili vanished into the shadows, turning himself into a legend of the underworld. Despite international warrants, red notices, and decades on the run, he remains free, a ghost who outsmarted one of the most secure prisons in Canada using nothing more than charisma, cunning, and a mop.
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