Inmates spike guards' food

Mexico City - Fifteen Mexican prison guards needed hospital treatment after inmates who cooked their meals spiked the food with…

Mexico City - Fifteen Mexican prison guards needed hospital treatment after inmates who cooked their meals spiked the food with drugs in a failed escape plan, local television reported. None of the inmates at the prison in Zacatecas managed to escape, but the guards were taken to the hospital, according to the report. - (Reuter)

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