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Guards bag prisoner in Mexico suitcase jailbreak
1 of 2. Prison guards stand around inmate Edwin Perez Artiaga as he hides in a suitcase during an escape attempt from a prison in Chetumal in this July 2, 2011 handout photo released to Reuters on July 5, 2011. Perez Artiaga tried to escape from prison by hiding inside the suitcase after a conjugal visit on Saturday, according to the authorities.
Credit: Reuters/Government of Quintana Roo-Secretary of State for Public Security/Handout
MEXICO CITY |
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican prisoner hoped to take a trip to freedom by packing himself into his girlfriend's suitcase.
But guards at the jail in the southeastern town of Chetumal grew suspicious when the woman seemed nervous as she wheeled out the bulging bag after a conjugal visit with the prisoner.
Opening the luggage, guards found Juan Ramirez folded into the fetal position in his underpants and socks, a spokeswoman for local federal police said on Tuesday.
Ramirez and his girlfriend face criminal charges over the bungled escape.
(Writing by Dave Graham; Editing by John O'Callaghan)
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