Priscila Lara Guevara’s release from Cáceres II is imminent as she waits for the green light from the Madrid Police Corps’ Foreign Nationals Unit, which will set the date and time for her transfer from Cáceres to Mexico. The decision marks a turning point in a long legal process that has kept her behind bars for years, and the authorities are coordinating a careful handover to ensure custody continues during the journey to her destination.
Several weeks ago, the competent court, the Provincial Court, approved the defense strategy advanced by Guevara’s attorney a year after the trial. The move sought to convert the remaining deportation sentence into a removal from Spain paired with a prohibition on returning, a plan tied to the sentence that Guevara shares with Constantin Dumitru after their involvement in a multimillion‑euro theft at a luxury Atrio hotel. The court’s approval enables the constitutional framework for transferring Guevara to her country of nationality while preserving the court‑ordered condition that she not reenter Spanish territory.
Sources close to Guevara’s defense indicate that, although the plan was for her to leave Cáceres II last week, the judicial clearance was the key step. With that approval secured, authorities now await confirmation from the custody unit, which must manage the transfer process until the final destination is reached. The exit from the Cáceres prison is expected to occur this month, following a two‑year period of internation after her detention in the summer of 2022. The plan envisions Guevara traveling in a National Police van to Barajas airport, where she will be transferred to an aircraft bound for Mexico. Upon arrival, officers will continue to supervise her handover until she lands in her homeland.
Spain has a history of deportation measures in certain cases, though the legal framework and precedent vary by jurisdiction and the nature of the offenses. In the past, expulsions tied to criminal sentences in Extremadura have typically involved cases where national security concerns or terrorism‑related offenses were central, with the Audiencia Nacional serving as the authority that confirmed extradition decisions. In this instance, the evolving administrative and judicial steps reflect a broader approach to processing foreign nationals who have completed their sentences while balancing public security considerations and international cooperation.
Overall, the unfolding procedure underscores how authorities manage complex deportation cases within Spain’s multilingual, multi‑jurisdictional system. The precise conditions of Guevara’s transfer, including the timing and the safeguards during transit, depend on ongoing coordination between the prison administration, the Foreign Nationals Unit, and the relevant judicial bodies. The end goal remains clear: to ensure a lawful, orderly departure that complies with the court’s sentence while addressing the overarching issue of deportation to the individual’s home country. The process continues to be observed by observers and legal experts as a test case for how similar cases could be managed under current policy and legal standards. [Source: regional court reports; defense statements; national press coverage]