A Brazilian gang leader tried to escape from prison by dressing up as his 19-year-old daughter who was visiting him.
Clauvino da Silva, known as “Shorty,” was stopped by officials in the Gericinó prison in the western part of Rio de Janeiro over the weekend,according to The Associated Press.
Da Silva, who authorities say was part of the Red Command, a powerful criminal group that controls drug trafficking in parts of Rio de Janeiro, had apparently planned to leave his daughter in his place as he walked free, the AP reported.
Da Silva, 42, is serving a 73-year sentence for drug trafficking, BuzzFeed News reported.
Video and photos showed da Silva wearing a black wig, a silicone mask, glasses, and a pink T-shirt.
Da Silva was stopped because prison guards had seen him acting nervous, AP reported.
In a video released by Rio de Janeiro’s state secretary of prison administration, da Silva takes off the disguise and tells officials his real name.
The police are investigating whether da Silva’s daughter was an accomplice in his failed escape attempt, the AP said.
The AP described officials as saying da Silva was taken to a part of a maximum-security prison where he would face punishment.
This isn’t da Silva’s first escape attempt. In 2013, he escaped the same prison through a sewer, Brazil’s Globo newspaper reported, per BuzzFeed News.
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