Miami area homeland security officers say a prisoner escaped from federal prison
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Jean Carlos Cruz, a federal prisoner who was serving time for drug trafficking in federal prison, escaped from the low-security facility at 15801 SW 137th Ave. in Miami, on Friday.
Miami-Dade Police Department’s Homeland Security Bureau issued an alert Friday and asks that anyone who has information on the 43-year-old Cruz’s whereabouts should contact the bureau at 305-215-5591.
The alert did not offer any details as to how Cruz escaped or whether he’s considered dangerous.
Howard Cohen
Miami Herald