The three escaped convicts who escaped the most secure prison in Argentina last month shot two traffic officers Thursday.
According to the the New York Times, the convicts shot the two traffic police officers at a check point south of Buenos Aires. The officers survived the shooting, but one was critically wounded.
BBC reported that Argentina's authorities launched a major operation to capture prominent convicts Victor Schillaci, Cristian Lanatta, and his brother Martin Lanatta. They were serving life in prison for murdering three businessmen in 2008. They were able to escape the highly secured prison using a fake gun to trick the guards of General Alvear prison.
Business Recorder wrote that one of the escaped convicts is part of a controversy that rocked last month's election. Martin Lanatta revealed in a television interview in prison that former president Cristina Kirchner has a senior ally was involved in a drug syndicate. This was one of the leading reasons for Mauricio Macri's victory to becoming Argentina's new president.
The ally of Kirchner that Martin was talking about was Anibal Fernandez, who lost his bid to becoming the governor of Buenos Aires.
However, Lanatta's lawyer Roberto Casorla announced on television that Martin lied for a reward. He further said that there was foul play in his client's escape.
María Eugenia Vidal, Buenos Aires' new governor who defeated Anibal Fernandez, said the prison authorities that the previous administration has appointed should be blamed for the escape.
Lawmaker Gabriela Cerrutti, who is Kirchner's ally, also voiced out her suspicion about foul play in Martin Lanatta's escape. On her Facebook page, she said, "Now we know what the real price was that Lanatta agreed to for making his false accusation against Anibal Fernandez."
The convicts' murder crimes in 2008 were linked to illegal drug business involving ephedrine, which is used to create methamphetamine. The mastermind, Esteban Perez Corradi, who has been convicted, has been hiding from US authorities for several years.
