Police recapture prison escaper

Sat, 19 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BANDUNG: One of four inmates who escaped from Banceuy prison
in Bandung, West Java, three days ago has been caught.

Erwin Bahrudin, 26, a convicted drug trafficker serving a one-
year-jail term, was captured in Jakarta, Bandung Police said.

Erwin and Kamir Santosa, 31, Yakob Santo Siadari, 27, and
Gerry Susanto, 23, used wooden planks and sarongs to escape. All
were drug dealers.

Adj. Sr. Comr. Masguntur Laupe said he had dispatched
personnel to Jakarta, Central Java, East Java and the northern
coast of West Java to find the remaining criminals.

Police suspect prison wardens aided the escape as they found
no damage to the lock of the cell where the prisoners were
detained.

However, no sufficient evidence was found to implicate wardens
in the breakout.

Convicted Acehnese drug dealer Edi Sunarta escaped from the
jail on Feb. 17, 2003. --JP

View JSON | Print