Escaped mult-killer recaptured in Chiriqui
Multi-murderer Gilberto Ventura Ceballos whose escape from a top security cell in the La Joyita prison complex led tp the axing of two cabinet ministers and the suspension of at least three National Police lieutenants was recaptured on Thursday, February 13, in the community of El Salado, located in the east of Chiriquí.
He had been on the run for 10 days.
“Panama, we have Ventura Ceballos!”, Tweeted President Laurentino Cortizo.
A $50,000 reward was offered for information leading to his recapture.
“We had advanced intelligence work. These are information that we cannot share with the public because we knew the quality of the subject and the characteristics that he had regarding the way of concealment, and we could not afford to lose the work we were developing, ”added Miranda.
Ventura Ceballos was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the kidnapping and murder of five university students in La Chorrera between 2010 and 2011. He was sentenced to an additional five years for a previous escape after being recaptured in Costa Rica.
