Gendarmerie frustrates escape of four prisoners in Puerto Montt prison

Gendarmería managed to prevent the escape of four inmates from the Alto Bonito Prison in Puerto Montt, who were trying to escape through the roof after breaking the bars of their cells.The prisoners, all of Chilean nationality with convictions for serious crimes such as homicide, were discovered by security cameras.After being recaptured, they were referred to the health area to verify injuries, and a count of the prison population was made. Sub…

The raids were carried out at the Antofagasta Prison Enforcement Centre and the Calama, Tocopilla and Taltal Preventive Detention Centres. Officials and officers of specialized services of the Gendarmerie were deployed in four criminal units of the region, to carry out the sixth massive operation of 2025 intervening in... The post Gendarmerie carries out operations in four penal units of the Antofagasta Region appeared first on Thermometer News.

Officials and officers of the specialized services of the Gendarmerie were deployed in four criminal units in the region, to carry out the sixth massive operation of 2025, involving a population of 327 inmates. This extensive simultaneous deployment has been carried out since 2022, within the framework of the Prison Security Plan against Organized Crime and responds to the need to keep the places where sentences are served or a remand prison fre…

Within the framework of the National Penitentiary Security Plan against Organized Crime, the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, together with the Gendarmerie, have begun work to intensify surveillance in penitentiary centers and minimize potential incidents. This year marks the sixth major operation, which mobilized Gendarmerie officers across the country. In total, 36 prison units housing 6,311 inmates were raided. Since 2022, these massive …