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Matamba: Police kill Colombian gang leader who walked out of cell

May 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

One of Colombia’s most wanted fugitives has been killed by police, the country’s president has announced. Juan Castro, better known as Matamba, had escaped from La Picota maximum-security jail in the capital, Bogotá, in March. […]

Colombia guard held after drug lord flees through open door

March 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

A prison guard has been arrested in Colombia following the escape of gang leader Juan Castro from the maximum-security La Picota jail in Bogotá. Castro, better known under his alias “Matamba”, escaped in the early […]