Why aren't these Imperfect? (Re-Post)

Question

"El escondite de Merche en el campo había sido localizado y casi no escapa del hombre que la busca para que deje de investigar proyectos ubanísticos ilegales en la costa." is translated into

"Merche's hiding place in the countryside had been discovered and she barely escaped a man who wants to stop her investigating illegal property development on the costas."

Why 'no escapa' & 'la busca' aren't in the preterit or imperfect as 'no escapaba' & 'la buscaba'?

I thought it should be in the past tense for 'había sido localizado' is in the imperfect.

Answer 1

I think 'había sido localizado' is something that had already happened in the past, but 'y casi no escapa del hombre que la busca para que deje de investigar proyectos ubanísticos ilegales en la costa' ARE FACTS GOING ON!