Overview
- Two prisoners in Pavilion 16 restrained guard Mauro Alejandro Zugasti and held him for about seven hours while using his cellphone to contact and demand money from his family.
- Negotiators and the Grupo Especial de Operaciones Penitenciarias secured the guard’s release without physical injury to him, with the crisis ending after an agreement and medical checks.
- The guard’s mother Ana Iris Estrada and his aunt/madrina Alejandra Flores died in a separate road crash on Ruta 7 as they traveled toward the prison, and three other occupants were injured.
- Fiscal Martín Lucero formally imputed Claudio Alexander González Flores and Ramiro Armando Colucci for secuestro coactivo and notified their detention while prosecutors evaluate additional charges under Article 142 bis.
- Prison authorities said the two men will be moved to the Unidad de Muy Alto Perfil at Almafuerte II, had visits and privileges suspended, and pledged protections for those involved as the investigation continues.