Aída Merlano’s escape from a doctor’s office jumping with a rope and fleeing on a motorcycle, which was escorting Carlos Mattos to his office; entry of weapons, drugs, cell phones and luxury cells for prisoners for corruption and dangerous, INPEC is now joined by the escape of alias ‘Matamba’.
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On March 17, after 11 p.m., the escape plan of alias ‘Matamba’ began, who, moreover, would not be held in the maximum security zone as a judge had ordered, the subject came out dressed as an INPEC guard, passed the doors and security controls as if nothing. And to this day, his whereabouts are not publicly known.
The escape of Juan Larrison Castro Estupiñan, a noted head of the Clan del Golfo and right-hand man of alias ‘Otoniel’, could cause a stir in the prison.
According to President Iván Duque, “it is time” for a reform and changes in the institution that manages the country’s prison system.
When a guard came out, the door was not secured as required by protocol.
Months of searching, reward to find his whereabouts, collection of evidence, operations to hunt down the subject, described as highly dangerous and extraditable, so that he would escape through “the big door”.
And Matamba left the Pavilion, he left through where a guard had left the gate unlocked. He left dressed as an INPEC guard and as if nothing had happened.
These events are presented in the midst of the scandal for alleged electoral fraud, which has unleashed all kinds of reactions.
Aliases ‘Matamba’
It is not about any prisoner, in fact, he would have paid a millionaire sum to help him fly “without taking risks.” In a first count of the inmates, the drug trafficker – whose case uncovered a pot of corruption with military and ex-military members – did not appear last Thursday.
In another courtyard another inmate appeared who apparently was ‘Matamba’ and his fingerprints were being taken to carry out the legal verification of the case, he was another inmate.
Faced with this new leak, the padlock plan was immediately activated, with the collaboration of the National Police.
They didn’t find it.
He flew away, escaped almost at midnight. He came out dressed as a guard, without any inconvenience.
What happened to the registry? Nothing is known. Regarding the controls for the entry and exit of INPEC personnel in La Picota, it is unknown how it was applied that day when the accused criminal walked out and then got on a motorcycle on the road.
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‘Matamba’ is considered, by the governments of Colombia and the United States, a drug trafficker with extensive power.
Reports indicate that he had control of 10% of the illicit crops in the eastern region and had about 140 men under his command.
He also has an extensive criminal record, with more than 20 years committing countless crimes, especially in Nariño.
His criminal life began in the 90’s, when he joined the Farc.
And now with his escape, an escalation of violence is feared, because while he was imprisoned others were sharing power, profit and territory.
Videos from security cameras would show the alleged help that alias ‘Matamba’ received from La Picota prison guards to escape. The offender also wore an Inpec uniform when leaving the prison – https://t.co/0s7Sw3LoYr pic.twitter.com/HYmyn1KXgA
– News Caracol (@NoticiasCaracol) March 20, 2022
Because of this leak, there is already an INPEC guard captured. But he would not be the only one involved.
There was a whole plan days before, because in addition, Matamba was shown where to walk, where to go to go out. He knew the route and he did it as ‘Pedro for his house’.
