Car theft gang leader flees a day after arrest
August 28, 2005 | 12:00am
The alleged leader of the notorious "Mechure" car theft syndicate escaped from his Traffic Management Group (TMG) jailers in Cavite last Friday, just a day after his arrest.
The suspect, Charlie Mechure II, managed to slip past his guards at the TMGs Cavite office in Imus town at about 4 p.m. and escaped on board a car driven by a certain Christine Narcida, according to reports reaching Camp Crame.
The reports said Mechure simply walked out of his cell without handcuffs and boarded the car.
The TMG guard manning the gate was said to be too slow in lowering the gates bar to block the escape.
Prior to Mechures escape, one of his TMG guards even reportedly allowed him to use his (the guards) cellphone in contacting Narcida.
Camp Crame probers were validating reports that Mechures guards, whose identities were withheld, were allegedly bribed with P3 million to allow him to escape.
Mechures group operates in Metro Manila and Southern Luzon. The group reportely boasts of alleged connections with certain police officials.
The suspect was arrested at a checkpoint at Lalaan Village in Silang, Cavite last Thursday. The four passengers of the Mitsubishi Galant he was driving were briefly detained but were later released due to lack of evidence.
The suspect, Charlie Mechure II, managed to slip past his guards at the TMGs Cavite office in Imus town at about 4 p.m. and escaped on board a car driven by a certain Christine Narcida, according to reports reaching Camp Crame.
The reports said Mechure simply walked out of his cell without handcuffs and boarded the car.
The TMG guard manning the gate was said to be too slow in lowering the gates bar to block the escape.
Prior to Mechures escape, one of his TMG guards even reportedly allowed him to use his (the guards) cellphone in contacting Narcida.
Camp Crame probers were validating reports that Mechures guards, whose identities were withheld, were allegedly bribed with P3 million to allow him to escape.
Mechures group operates in Metro Manila and Southern Luzon. The group reportely boasts of alleged connections with certain police officials.
The suspect was arrested at a checkpoint at Lalaan Village in Silang, Cavite last Thursday. The four passengers of the Mitsubishi Galant he was driving were briefly detained but were later released due to lack of evidence.
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