At least 30 inmates escaped from the jail in the northern Mexican town of Apodaca during the fight that claimed 44 lives, the authorities said Monday. According to dpa, "amid the fight and the mess caused inside the prison a group of inmates managed to escape the jail. Of these inmates, 25 were federal and five were common prisoners," Nuevo Leon state Governor Rodrigo Medina told a press conference. Forty-four inmates died at the Apodaca jail Sunday, in a clash between members of the Gulf cartel and the gang Los Zetas that were held at the facility. Medina said events happened "with the connivance of some penitentiary authorities" and noted that several officials including the jail director, his deputy, the head of security and 18 guards were removed from their jobs and are to be investigated. "For us it is hard to see evidence that betrayal, corruption and connivance by some can jeopardize the work and the efforts of good police, military and navy officers," he said.
