Video of Sinaloa prison escape of Paredes and Higuera

Chivis Martinez for Borderland Beat

“BBfollower” posted this video of the Culiacan prison escape of  Grimaldi Paredes and Salmón Higuera. Denise Maerker had posted the video on YouTube from her program on Televisa.  The video on YT now says “not available”.  I found it on her twitter….[see next page for play by play]

En Punto: Captan en video la fuga de dos reos de alta peligrosidad del Penal de Aguaruto en Sinaloa; fueron ayudados por presuntos custodios. #EnPunto con @DeniseMaerker pic.twitter.com/I7WY5H5u6Q

— Noticieros Televisa (@NTelevisa_com) July 27, 2018

From El Diaro

In the recording transmitted by the news service En Punto, directed by Denise Maerker, one can observe that, at sunrise on Sunday morning, Julian Grimaldi and Carlos Jesus Salomon, in prison on federal charges, were continuously checking their cell phones inside their cells. These devices are prohibited inside the prison, as reported by El Universal.

Later, a guard enters their cell and delivers a black bag, which contained guard uniforms and two pistols; while they put on the uniforms, they constantly check their cell phones. One can also note that one of the inmates inhales what looks like cocaine while the other looks at the security camera and smiles.

When they are ready, a guard goes for them and takes them to the first secured door which required the guard's fingerprint to leave the high security module.

In a second recording, a night watchman opens an iron door, they pass through the command center and through the visitors' registration point, they reach another security checkpoint where another guard opens another door, and finally, the guard who is walking with them opens the prison entrance  and leaves with them in a compact vehicle a few yards from the door. As if it were nothing.

Outside the prison, one can observe two pickups and the compact car arrive at the same time that both inmates escape; in total, four vehicles took the Navolato highway and fled towards Culiacan.