From there, the inmates called their victims to collect extortion.
The Metropolitan Police of the Aburrá Valley dismantled a clandestine call center that operated within the Bellavista prisonin Medellin.
According to the authorities, after several months of monitoring, units of judicial police they reached the patio two of the prison establishment, managing to capture the modus operandi of the criminals.
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The investigation was able to verify that in the courtyard two inmates made calls extortionate to their victims, demanding money under intimidation by telephone.
The discovery allowed us to establish that the criminal structure operated permanently; They were even ready to take advantage of the holiday seasonan important date when many people receive bonuses and other additional income.
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During the intervention, the Police seized 50 cell phones, 20 chargers, two modems of the internet, more than 100 grams of narcotics and 20 sharp weaponselements that facilitated illegal activity within the prison.
This was indicated by Brigadier General William Castanocommander of the Police in the Aburrá Valley.
“The action, initiated as a result of an investigative process aimed at counteracting modalities of telephone extortion and digital, allowed us to intervene criminal structures that operated from inside the establishment through a clandestine system type ‘criminal call center‘. These networks were dedicated to impersonating authorities, threatening and making financial demands on their victims through calls,” the general explained.
On patio two of the Bellavista prison, the authorities explained that there they serve their sentence for a little more than 700 people.
“These operations are part of the end of year strategy to hit the criminal organizations who continue to commit crimes from prisons,” said the Police, reiterating its commitment to protecting citizens and strengthening the fight against crimes. illicit income.
Source: Integrated Information System
