A Venezuelan woman was caught trying to get her
detained boyfriend out of Puente Ayala prison by
packing him in a large suitcase.
According to El Universal, they almost got away with it
too, but guards became suspicious after seeing the
woman struggling with the suitcase.
25-year-old Antonieta Robles Souda arrived at the
Puente Ayala prison in Barcelona, Venezuela, last week,
to visit her boyfriend, José Antonio Anzoátegui, who
serving a sentence of 9 years and 8 months for car
theft.
She had brought their six year-old daughter and a large
pink suitcase, which is not at all uncommon for
overnight stays by family members in South American
prison. Little did the guards know that Souda and
Anzoátegui were planning to leave the prison together
the next day, as a big happy family.
Their plan seemed to go smoothly as the woman
carrying the bright pink luggage didn’t make the guards
suspicious at all, but it all cam crashing down when
they eventually noticed the petite woman struggling to
pull the seemingly light suitcase out the door. They
stopped Antonieta and asked her to open the suitcase
so they could check its contents.
Left with no option but to comply with the guards’
demand, the woman unzipped the baggage to reveal
young José Antonio curled up like a professional
contortionist and covered with various clothing items.
They provided a poor cover, though.
Puente Ayala staff sent the car thief back to his cell,
and detained his girlfriend, but not before taking a few
photos of them, including one of the would-be escapee
in the suitcase. Souda has been arrested and is
awaiting official charges, and the couple’s six-year-old
daughter has been placed in the care of social services.
If only Antonieta had gone to the gym to improve her
strength before going through with the daring prison
break attempt, things might have gone differently. And
what’s with the neon pink suitcase, couldn’t find
anything less conspicuous?
