Tula prison break

Tula prison break
Part of the Mexican drug war
Date1 December 2021
Location
Tula de Allende, Hidalgo, Mexico
20°03′37″N 99°21′42″W / 20.0603°N 99.3617°W / 20.0603; -99.3617
Result

Prison break successful

  • Nine inmates freed
  • Cartel boss escaped
  • Mexico promises to recapture inmates
Belligerents
  • Gangsters
  • Prisoners
    		•  MexicoMexican police
    Casualties and losses
    2 injured
    Tula prison break is located in Hidalgo
    Tula prison break
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    Location within Hidalgo

    On 1 December 2021, a gang of armed men broke into a prison in Tula de Allende, Hidalgo state, Mexico.[1][2]

    1. ^ "Brazen prison break sees nine escape with help of armed men". Riviera Maya News. 2021-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
    2. ^ "Gangsters use vehicles to ram into Mexico prison and free nine inmates". The Guardian. 2021-12-01. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-02.