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Colombian President Reinforces Palogordo Prison Security Amid High-Risk Transfers

President Abelardo De La Espriella announced new security equipment for Palogordo Prison to prevent criminal operations.

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The Palogordo prison in Girón, Santander, received new security equipment including body cameras, metal detectors, and drones to reinforce surveillance. [1] President Abelardo De La Espriella announced that Colombia has ended leniency toward crime and restored the rule of law without hesitation. [2] President De La Espriella stated that prisons in Colombia have stopped being hotels and operational centers for crime. [3] President Abelardo De La Espriella stated that prisons cannot be centers for criminal structures and that state authority must be exercised behind the walls to stop delinquency. [4] The Colombian government announced a technological and tactical deployment to reinforce security at the Palogordo prison in Girón, Santander, aimed at countering extortion and criminal operations historically orchestrated from within. [5] President Abelardo De La Espriella announced the delivery of the equipment through the Ministry of Justice and USPEC. [6] President Abelardo De La Espriella stated that the objective is to prevent criminal structures from continuing to operate from penitentiary centers. [7] The reinforcement of security measures coincides with the recent transfer of 50 new inmates considered high-risk to the Palogordo center. [8] The administration assumed full control of penitentiary centers to prevent them from being used as operational platforms by narcoterrorist structures. [9] The Ministry of Justice and the USPEC formalized the delivery of a high-generation technology package to the high-security pavilion of the Palogordo prison in Girón, Santander. [10] The equipment delivered includes surveillance drones for aerial perimeter control, bodycams for real-time monitoring of guards, high-precision metal detectors, and ballistic vests for penitentiary staff. [11] Through the Ministry of Justice and the Unidad de Servicios Penitenciarios y Carcelarios (USPEC), authorities delivered a package of specialized equipment to the high-security pavilion of the Palogordo prison. [12]
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  1. The Palogordo prison in Girón, Santander, received new security equipment including body cameras, metal detectors, and drones to reinforce surveillance. · Caracol Radio
  2. President Abelardo De La Espriella announced that Colombia has ended leniency toward crime and restored the rule of law without hesitation. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
  3. President De La Espriella stated that prisons in Colombia have stopped being hotels and operational centers for crime. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
  4. President Abelardo De La Espriella stated that prisons cannot be centers for criminal structures and that state authority must be exercised behind the walls to stop delinquency. · Minuto30
  5. The Colombian government announced a technological and tactical deployment to reinforce security at the Palogordo prison in Girón, Santander, aimed at countering extortion and criminal operations historically orchestrated from within. · Minuto30
  6. President Abelardo De La Espriella announced the delivery of the equipment through the Ministry of Justice and USPEC. · Caracol Radio
  7. President Abelardo De La Espriella stated that the objective is to prevent criminal structures from continuing to operate from penitentiary centers. · Caracol Radio
  8. The reinforcement of security measures coincides with the recent transfer of 50 new inmates considered high-risk to the Palogordo center. · Caracol Radio
  9. The administration assumed full control of penitentiary centers to prevent them from being used as operational platforms by narcoterrorist structures. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
  10. The Ministry of Justice and the USPEC formalized the delivery of a high-generation technology package to the high-security pavilion of the Palogordo prison in Girón, Santander. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
  11. The equipment delivered includes surveillance drones for aerial perimeter control, bodycams for real-time monitoring of guards, high-precision metal detectors, and ballistic vests for penitentiary staff. · Minuto30
  12. Through the Ministry of Justice and the Unidad de Servicios Penitenciarios y Carcelarios (USPEC), authorities delivered a package of specialized equipment to the high-security pavilion of the Palogordo prison. · Minuto30
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