Nearly 80 inmates, including members of Brazil's most powerful gang,have escaped from a Paraguayan prison
Handout picture released by Paraguay's ABC TV showing armed forces taking position following the escape of 76 inmates from the prison in Pedro Juan Caballero, 500 kilometres northeast of Asuncion, on January 19, 2020.
The inmates, both Brazilians and Paraguayans, made their getaway through a tunnel they had built from the prison in the border city of Pedro Juan Caballero, police spokeswoman Elena Andrada said.The number of escapees totalled 76, including 40 Brazilians and 36 Paraguans, officials said. Andrada said the burning hulks of five vans used in the escape were found in Ponta Pora, a Brazilian city separated from Pedro Juan Caballero only by an avenue.The escapees included men who had taken part in a massacre last June at the San Pedro prison, Andrada said.
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