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They Discovered Gang Lair Near Renovation I Prison; They Guarded Alias "the Wolf"

Photo: PNC Preliminaryly, the National Civil Police (PNC) reported that this afternoon on Thursday, August 15, CAT and prosecutors discovered a den of gang members from Barrio 18. This, in the vicinity of Renovación I in the Escuintla department. According to the PNC, gang members were guarding alias "El Lobo", who was recently transferred to the prison in reference. Preliminaryly, authorities reported neutralized and localized firearms. *Develo…Read Article

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Deputies Approve of National Emergency on Bible Day in the Country News

The Congress of the Republic approved, of national urgency and with the favorable vote of 110 parliamentarians, the institutionalization of Bible Day, which will be held every first Saturday in August. The proposal was presented in the afternoon by several legislative blocs, accompanied by pastors and religious leaders.The time of the vote was marked by applause of evangelical parliamentarians and pastors.This after the initiative reached 117 vo…Read Article

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They Surprise "the Devil" with More than Q193 Thousand After Requisitioning in "Renovation I"

After the riots that occurred last Friday, prison authorities and agents of the National Division Against Criminal Development of the Gangs (Dipanda) of the National Civil Police (PNC) carried out a surprise search at the maximum security center “Renovación 1”, located in the municipality of Escuintla. Jorge Yair de León Hernández, alias “El Diabolico”, identified as the maximum leader of the criminal structure Mara Salvatrucha, with a strong su…Read Article

Neighbors on Alert: No Signal and Afraid by Gang Leaders Near Their Homes - Guatevision

Neighbors living near Renovación 1 and Granja Canada prisons in Escuintla express fear after the transfer of ringleaders from Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha. They fear possible attacks in their communities and face another difficulty: cell signal blocking, which leaves them incommunicado in case of emergencies and complicates the students’ virtual classes. They ask the authorities to limit the signal restriction exclusively to prison centers.Signal · Escuintla Read Article

Controlling Altercation Between Gang Members in Maximum Security Center "Renovation 1"

Photos: PNC An incident involving prisoners was registered this afternoon at the “Renovation 1” Detention Centre for Men, located in the department of Escuintla. The altercation was generated by gang members and was quickly controlled by agents of the Prison System with the support of the National Civil Police (PNC). Preliminary reports indicate that the situation was contained within one of the sectors of the prison without any injuries or esca…Escuintla, Guatemala · Escuintla Read Article

Simultaneous Searches Are Carried Out in Escuintla and Quetzaltenango Prisons

On Sunday, the National Civil Police (PNC) conducts two simultaneous search operations, one in the maximum security prison Renovación I, in Escuintla, and the other in the preventive detention centre for women in Quetzaltenango. In previous inspections, the authorities have seized various illegal objects within prisons, including communication devices such as cell phones, Internet routers, chips and other unauthorized items. The operation is in …Escuintla, Guatemala · Escuintla Read Article

Mingob Admits Extortion Figures Maintains a Trend

The Minister of the Interior, Francisco Jiménez, acknowledged that the figures of extortions in the country maintain an upward trend, but indicated that the government continues to be committed to a model of maximum security prisons, which seeks to strengthen the control of the prison system and limit the operation of criminal structures from within. Jiménez stressed that Renovación I, located in Escuintla and formerly known as El Infiernito, re…Escuintla, Guatemala · Escuintla Read Article

29 Mobile Phones and Illicit Objects Seized in “Canada” Prison Requisition in Escuintla

The National Civil Police Institute (PNC) carried out a search at the Model Rehabilitation Farm “Canada”, located in the department of Escuintla, where 29 cell phones were seized, along with SIM cards, digital memories, white weapons and notebooks with telephone numbers and bank accounts, the institution reported. According to the official report of the PNC, the operation was carried out on the night of Sunday, July 27, and counted on the partic…Mobile Phones · Escuintla Read Article

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They Discovered Gang Lair Near Renovation I Prison; They Guarded Alias "the Wolf"

Deputies Approve of National Emergency on Bible Day in the Country News

They Surprise "the Devil" with More than Q193 Thousand After Requisitioning in "Renovation I"

Neighbors on Alert: No Signal and Afraid by Gang Leaders Near Their Homes - Guatevision

Controlling Altercation Between Gang Members in Maximum Security Center "Renovation 1"

Simultaneous Searches Are Carried Out in Escuintla and Quetzaltenango Prisons

Mingob Admits Extortion Figures Maintains a Trend

29 Mobile Phones and Illicit Objects Seized in “Canada” Prison Requisition in Escuintla

Pnc Agent Caught Shooting Into the Air in Escuintla

Three Ecuadorians Captured with Cocaine Cargo in Pacific Waters

Conred Has Attended to More than 290 Earthquakes Emergencies

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Neighbors on Alert: No Signal and Afraid by Gang Leaders Near Their Homes - Guatevision

Controlling Altercation Between Gang Members in Maximum Security Center "Renovation 1"

Simultaneous Searches Are Carried Out in Escuintla and Quetzaltenango Prisons

Mingob Admits Extortion Figures Maintains a Trend

29 Mobile Phones and Illicit Objects Seized in “Canada” Prison Requisition in Escuintla

Pnc Agent Caught Shooting Into the Air in Escuintla

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