10 Inmates Jump Wall to Escape Prison in Mexico's Beach Resort Cancun Laurent Thomet - Agence France-Presse
go to original July 13, 2016

Local media reported the convicts who escaped from the prison in Cancun, a popular Mexican tourist destination, belong to two drug gangs. (AFP/Jose Dominguez)

Ten inmates escaped in Mexico's Caribbean beach resort of Cancun by jumping the prison wall, in the latest jailbreak to hit the country's scandal-plagued penitentiary system.

The inmates beat a guard before jumping the wall and, according to witnesses, at least three of them fled in a taxi in which they changed their clothes, the Quintana Roo state government said in a statement.

"Personnel from all of the security agencies of the state are conducting an intense and broad operation to catch the prisoners," state Governor Roberto Borge said.

A state public security spokeswoman said on condition of anonymity that the escape took place at around 9:10 pm and that some of the inmates are considered "highly dangerous."

The city is a popular destination for American tourists but the prison is away from the hotel district. It is located in a densely populated residential area, with one wall facing a busy road.

The government said security was stepped up around the prison as well as on highways and at taxi stands and bus stations.

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