Authorities discard gang link with school marked “18”

The National Civil Police (PNC) reported on a school threat at the Roosevelt 150 Municipal Joint Official School, located in the El Quintanal colony, zone 6. A group outside the educational center marked the entrance gate with the number 18, in an apparent act of gang-related intimidation. This action forced the school to be temporarily closed while the authorities acted to ensure the safety of the community. After the fact was known, agents of …

A video that circulates on social networks, where the gate of a school marked with the number «18» is observed, has generated concern among parents and neighbors of the El Quintanal colony, in zone 6 capital, by associating it with the presence of gangs. However, the authorities have denied this information. The director of the educational institution, who asked to remain anonymous, clarified that the numbers were painted since January of this y…