An inmate has escaped the minimum security federal prison located just outside El Paso in Anthony Texas.

An inmate at the La Tuna Federal Correctional Institute went missing shortly after midnight. His name is Christian H. Lara and he is described as a 34-year-old male, about 5' 10" and weighing 213 pounds. According to KFOX-TV.com:

Inmate Lara was sentenced in the Western District of Virginia to 120 months, for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 280G or more of cocaine base; 5kg or more of cocaine; & 100kg or more of marijuana.

The United States Marshals Service and other law enforcement agencies have been alerted and an internal investigation into the escape has also begun. If you have any information on the escape, Lara or where he may be, please call the United States Marshals Service. They can be reached at 915-534-6779.

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