Sentenced to life in luxury: Brazilian drug lord served his time in a 'VIP cell' that had a library, plasma TV, three rooms and an en suite bathroom
- A Brazilian drug lord serving an eight-year prison sentence has been living in a luxury cell in Tacumbu prison
- Jarvis Chimenes Pavao was living the life of luxury while behind bars at the prison in Asuncion, Paraguay
- Pavao's cell had a plasma television, three rooms, an en suite, library, kitchen and space for his DVD collection
- Police discovered the cell during a raid after they suspected Pavao had a bomb he planned to use to escape with
By Liam Quinn
A Brazilian drug lord serving an eight-year prison sentence has been seeing out his time behind bars in a 'VIP cell' - complete with a plasma television, a kitchen, three rooms and a DVD library.Jarvis Chimenes Pavao, was locked up in Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, after being found guilty of money laundering charges.
Yet Pavao, who is considered to be one of South America's deadliest and most feared drug lords, was living the life of luxury behind pars in the Paraguayan prison.
A Brazilian drug lord serving an eight-year prison sentence was seeing out his time behind bars in a 'VIP cell'
Brazilian drug lord Jarvis Chimenes Pavao was serving an eight-year prison sentence in a 'VIP cell' - complete with a plasma television, a kitchen, three rooms and a DVD library.
Pavao, one of South America's deadliest drug lords, was living the life of luxury behind pars in the Paraguayan prison
Other inmates called it the 'VIP cell', thanks to its three rooms, en suite bathroom, kitchen, wardrobes, conference room, air conditioning, tiled walls, furniture, and library - complete with a DVD collection that included all episodes of a television show about Pablo Escobar.
But Pavao's cushy life behind bars came to an end at his own doing, after officers began to suspect he was planning to detonate a bomb in order to smash through one of the jail walls and escape.
Investigators flooded the Brazilian's cell in search of the explosives on Tuesday night, but instead found his luxury prison pad.
After the raid, Pavao's lawyer said the lifestyle her client was able to lead while locked up was proof of how deeply corrupt the Paraguayan prison system had become.
The cell had a DVD collection - including the complete series of a television show about notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar
Other inmates called it the 'VIP cell', thanks to its three rooms, en suite bathroom, kitchen, wardrobes, conference room, air conditioning, tiled walls, furniture, and library
But Pavao's cushy life behind bars came to an end at his own doing, after officers began to suspect he was planning to detonate a bomb in order to smash through one of the jail walls and escape
Pavao's lawyer said the lifestyle his client was able to lead while locked up was proof of how deeply corrupt the Paraguayan prison system had become
'Six or seven justice ministers and six or seven prison directors' took bribes from Pavao, his lawyer alleged.
The lawyer also claimed her client paid for lodgings for prison directors, toilets for the guards, the renovation of the prison library and the cooks' salaries.
In the wake of the scandal, Justice Minister Carla Bacigalupo was sacked almost immediately.
'Six or seven justice ministers and six or seven prison directors' took bribes from Pavao, his lawyer alleged after the luxury cell was discovered
Tacumbu penitentiary is considered one of the most overcrowded and violent jail of Paraguay - with inmates often starving to death or being involved in riots
Pavao's lawyer claimed her client paid for lodgings for prison directors, toilets for the guards, the renovation of the prison library and the cooks' salaries
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