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Four dead, including three police officers, in Mexican prison shootout
The hours-long gun battle broke out due to a conflict between prisoner factions.
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The hours-long gun battle broke out due to a conflict between prisoner factions.
Miguel Angel Trevino has been described as a brutal killer who liked to “stew” his enemies by plunging them in containers of oil and fuel that he would then set alight.
Officials believe the man killed in a shootout near the US border is that of Heriberto Lazcano or ‘El Lazca’ who is one of the most wanted men in the country.
Security officials believe a riot which killed 44 prisoners at the Apodaca prison may have been staged to cover a breakout.
A group of inmates in one cell block started to riot and took one of the guards hostage according to reports.
Thirteen other prisoners were wounded when prisoners attacked each other with knives, clubs and stones at the Altamira facility.
The discovery was made while police were searching for abducted bus passengers in a violent northern state bordering Texas.
Female warden killed on duty at prison in Mexican city known for drug cartel turf wars.