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15 prisoners killed in a shooting in a prison 4:01
(CNN Spanish) - A total of 761 police officers entered the Colón prison on Tuesday, located one hour from Panama City.
The objective of the strong police presence was to search in that prison, the National Police informed CNN.
- Brawl of inmates in a prison in Panama leaves 12 dead
Colon prison, Panama.
The operation is part of the new security strategies to avoid confrontations such as those that occurred on December 17, 2019 at the La Joyita Prison. In that establishment
Prisoner, located east of Panama City, a clash between members of the same band left 15 dead inmates.
Days after that brawl, a group of 900 police entered to review the place where the killing took place. As a result of the requisition, weapons and ammunition were found, among other objects
They are banned in prisons.
For now, the police have not revealed what was found in the prison in Colon.