A package of videos revealed by the Caracol News Investigative Unit shows the escape of retired Army Major Juan Carlos Rodríguez, alias Zeusone of the most dangerous criminals in the country. The images would reveal the apparent failures in security protocols.
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With two kicks to the cell to get the attention of one of the custodian police officers to attend to an inmate who was supposedly sick. He started the escape plan for alias Zeus.
The testimony of a prisoner who was with Zeus in the cell It is key in the investigation carried out by the military criminal justice system and the Police.
“Alias el Paisa went on strike saying he was sick, but that’s not the case. The police officer who was guard said that it was true, that he saw it badly and then he went to call the other police officer,” the witness noted.
To help alias el Paisa, The police removed the padlocks and opened the cell, a situation that was taken advantage of by the supposedly sick man himself to attack the police officer who ended up cornered. and allowed the escape of the prisoners from the Cúcuta Police Station on April 21.
“Commander Zeus paid each one 10 million pesos,” assured the witness, who also stated that Zeus left the cell covering his head with a rag.
The video shows that, During the escape, in front of Zeus was alias Julius, a renowned hitman, member of a dangerous criminal gang from Norte de Santander known as La Familia P.
They explain that alias Julio was in charge of opening the way and accompanying alias Zeus to the exit of the station. The other criminal that investigators identified in the video is alias Breiner, accused of being one of the most bloodthirsty hitmen of a gang, also from Cúcuta.
The Police explained that The videos also show the apparent failure to comply with the protocols of the uniformed officers, including patrolman Luis Antonio Chaustre Sierra, who investigators claim was the one who opened the cell grate and ended up cornered by some inmates.
It is also seen at deputy mayor Jonny Cristancho, garrison commander and who in the video is seen giving the keys to his partner to open the cell without apparent authorization from his superiors and without the accompaniment of at least 10 reaction police officers who, by obligation, must accompany these processes in a police station.
For those same apparent reasons Chief Mayor Rubén Darío Zuleta was also arrestedin charge of the prisoner security service.
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