Mexican authorities have managed to arrest or kill at least 20 of the 30 cartel-connected inmates who escaped from a state prison in Ciudad Juarez where they killed 12 guards.
As part of a series of ongoing raids into the prison facility, authorities found contraband including, large TVs, alcohol, a jacuzzi, and even a mechanical bull.
In recent days, authorities continued to carry out routine searches at the state prison in Ciudad Juarez to find weapons and contraband. The heightened alert comes after on January 1, 30 members of a Sinaloa Cartel-connected group called Mexicles broke out of the prison killing 17 individuals including 12 security guards in a riot that helped cover up the escape.
, however, his knowledge of the enterprise made him a likely successor. Sanchez Hernandez is even described as having been in charge of migrant smuggling for a time. In recent weeks, authorities have searched the state prison in Ciudad Juarez to look into the control that the inmates had and how they could get luxury items. Soon after the initial riot, authorities found luxury suites, full bars, and a jacuzzi. According toauthorities have since found a makeshift door that went from inside the prison to the outside, thus bypassing all security cameras.
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