Report: 85 inmates escape from prison in Mexico
(CNN) — A massive manhunt is under way in northern Mexico as authorities search for 85 inmates who escaped from a prison in the border city of Reynosa, state media reported.
Antonio Garza Garcia, head of the Tamaulipas’ detention facilities, said the break happened shortly after 4 p.m. Friday when the men used a ladder to clear a wall and quickly vanished through the streets around the prison, Mexico’s state-run news agency Notimex reported.
According to a state official cited by Notimex, 66 of the fugitives were serving time on federal charges, and the rest were serving time for lesser violations.