# 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]

## What this stands on

1. The Palogordo prison in Girón, Santander, received new security equipment including body cameras, metal detectors, and drones to reinforce surveillance. (Caracol Radio, News)
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, News)
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, News)
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, News)
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, News)
6. President Abelardo De La Espriella announced the delivery of the equipment through the Ministry of Justice and USPEC. (Caracol Radio, News)
7. President Abelardo De La Espriella stated that the objective is to prevent criminal structures from continuing to operate from penitentiary centers. (Caracol Radio, News)
8. The reinforcement of security measures coincides with the recent transfer of 50 new inmates considered high-risk to the Palogordo center. (Caracol Radio, News)
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, News)
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, News)
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, News)
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, News)

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