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Mexico’s Zetas crime gang using mass jailbreaks to restock ranks

“Needing to replenish its ranks, Mexico’s brutal Los Zetas crime gang has refined the tactic of springing hundreds of its members in mass jailbreaks. But unlike the Hollywood version, the jailbreaks don’t involve overcoming guards, crawling through dingy tunnels and scattering once outside the fence. Instead, scores of dangerous inmates simply walk or drive out the gates in cahoots with wardens and prison guards.”

Source:MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s Zetas crime gang using mass jailbreaks to restock ranks; wardens, guards often help – McClatchy DC Headlines – TheState.com