The special units of the Police were alerted of an alleged mutiny that would be taking place inside the El Inca Provisional Detention Center (CDP), in the north of the capital, on Thursday afternoon.
Members of the Special Operations Group (GOE) and the Maintenance and Order Unit (UMO) they were deployed outside the jail to receive orders. When they entered, they did not find the alleged riot, but a brawl between prisoners of liberty of the pavilion known as The big family.
The uniformed men noticed that the inmates were circling two others who were the ones who were attacking each other. One of them, for avoiding the blow of the other, He fell backward and injured his left arm.
Cesar Zapata, commander of the Quito Metropolitan District (DMQ), clarified that it was not a mutiny or fight between gangs. But of a brawl between two inmates for internal problems.
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“One of them belongs to the Los Lobos gang”, said. The officer added that the inmates were tough and did not use weapons.
Operative
Having an armed contingent inside the facilities, the Police took advantage of the moment to carry out an operation in the pavilions. First They searched the cells of those who provoked the brawl and then toured other pavilions.
They seized 30 knives, including machetes, knives, pocket knives, ice picks, screwdrivers, scissors and nail clippers. The agents investigated those deprived of liberty to find out if they were up to something with said ‘edges’.
During the intervention also They seized 12 cell phones, 8 handmade pipes and an electric scale with which they presumably weigh the drug that is distributed among the prison population.
The following days, the authorities intend to search other pavilions.
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