Colombia guard held after drug lord flees through open door
Source: BBC
Colombia guard held after drug lord flees through open door
21 March 2022
A prison guard has been arrested in Colombia following the escape of gang leader Juan Castro from the maximum-security La Picota jail in Bogotá.
Castro, better known under his alias "Matamba", escaped in the early hours of Friday and is still on the run.
CCTV footage appears to show him leaving through an open cell door wearing a guard's uniform.
President Iván Duque said he was outraged by Matamba's escape and announced a reform of the jail system.
The director of La Picota has been suspended along with more than 50 prison guards who were on shift at the time of Matamba's escape, according to prosecutor Margarita Cabello.
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Juan Castro, better known as "Matamba", walked out of La Picota jail just after midnight on Friday (Colombia Police)
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