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🇨🇱 Chile /Crime & Justice

Gendarmerie Foils Escape Attempt by Three Inmates at La Serena Prison

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Chile’s Gendarmerie said it foiled an attempted escape by three pretrial detainees at the La Serena penitentiary complex in Coquimbo Region.
  • Staff detected a cut in the security mesh of a module housing inmates classified as highly dangerous.
  • The three inmates were identified and transferred to the maximum-security unit after a search seized prohibited items.

Chile’s Gendarmerie said it stopped an attempted escape by three inmates at the La Serena penitentiary complex in the Coquimbo Region.

The institution said prison intelligence had identified a possible plan involving three detainees. Operational staff then found that security mesh had been cut in one of the modules housing inmates considered highly dangerous.

prison intelligence work indicated a possible escape plan involving three detainees

— Chile’s GendarmerieExplanation of how authorities learned of the alleged plan.

Authorities immediately ordered a search and inspection operation. They seized items prohibited inside the prison, identified the inmates allegedly involved and transferred them to the maximum-security module.

Gendarmerie praised the professionalism and coordination of the personnel involved, as well as their commitment to the institution’s objectives.

Operational staff detected a cut in the security mesh

— Chile’s GendarmerieDescription of the physical sign that prompted the prison response.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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