An inmate escaped from a federal corrections facility near Tucson and was being sought by law enforcement.
The inmate was identified by the U.S. Marshal's Office as James Casady Cangro, 46, according to KOLD 13 television in Tucson.
Guards at a minimum security satellite camp near the prison determined that Cangro was missing at around 8 a.m. Sept. 2, according to KOLD.
Cangro was reportedly involved in a cartel-linked drug and firearms trafficking ring that was tied to white supremacist gangs, and he was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in distributing fentanyl, methamphetamine, and illegal firearms in Albuquerque, according to a July 15, 2025, news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, New Mexico.
The Marshal's Office did not reply
to a request for comment.
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