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Prison crisis in Ecuador: police intervene in Guayaquil prison

2021-11-13T15:08:36.402Z


The Ecuadorian Police activated a security protocol to allow the entry of their special teams to the Litoral Penitentiary


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(CNN Spanish) -

The Ecuadorian Police reported on Friday night that it activated a security protocol to allow the entry of its special teams to the Litoral Penitentiary to achieve "control and reestablish order" due to the alert of new incidents and possible confrontations between inmates.

The Traffic Agency of the province of Guayas reported the closure of the Daule road that is located in front of the Penitentiary.

The situation forced the closure of vehicular traffic on this road located on the outskirts of Guayaquil.

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Some relatives of the inmates approached the outskirts of the Penitentiary to request information and find out the status of their relatives.

Residents around the Penitentiary reported shots during the afternoon and night of this Friday, which alerted the Police and led to their intervention.

Earlier, the Police reported that they detained three inmates who were trying to bring prohibited items into the Penitentiary such as 2 rifles, 5 pistols and 27 packages with ammunition and explosives.

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The penitentiary system in Ecuador faces a state of exception since September 29 due to the escalation of violence inside and outside the prisons.

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Relatives of inmates speak to the police requesting information during a riot at the Regional Prison of Guayaquil, Ecuador, on September 28, 2021. Look in this gallery for images of the drama that follows the episode that left more than 100 dead. ( Photo by FERNANDO MENDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

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Mounted police stand guard outside a prison in Guayaquil on September 29, 2021 after the riot.

(Photo by FERNANDO MENDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

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Members of the Ecuadorian Army stand guard outside a prison.

(Photo by FERNANDO MENDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

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On Tuesday, the National Service for Comprehensive Attention to Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders of Ecuador (SNAI) said that there had been "fights between criminal gangs" in one of the pavilions of the Litoral Penitentiary and that there were detonations with firearms and explosions.

(Photo by FERNANDO MENDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

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The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, decreed a state of exception in the entire prison system of Ecuador.

(Photo by FERNANDO MENDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

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Ecuador declared on Wednesday a state of exception for the prison system, in crisis due to overpopulation and violence between drug gangs, after a riot that left dozens dead and injured.

(Photo by FERNANDO MENDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

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An elite group of the Ecuadorian Police arrives at a prison on the outskirts of Guayaquil on September 29, 2021, after a riot occurred that has added dozens of deaths and injuries.

(Photo by FERNANDO MENDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

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Source: cnnespanol

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