US EditionColombia Blocks Cell Phone Signals in Prisons After Extortion Allegations in El Salvador
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The Government of Colombia announces "urgent" measures to curb extortion and phone scams originating in the country's prisons.
On Monday, the Colombian government announced “urgent and drastic” measures to curb extortion and phone scams originating from the country’s prisons, including the immediate blocking of cell signals in several prisons, following reports by El Salvador authorities of fraudulent calls made from prisons in the Andean country.
Associated Press BOGOTA (AP) — The Colombian government announced Monday it would block cell phone signals in three prisons after El Salvador denounced a criminal network of telephone scams originating from Colombian prisons and affecting its citizens. “There is no truce. We don't have time to keep evaluating metrics or technical excuses. The signal must be blocked… period,” said Colombian Justice Minister Andrés Idárraga from a prison in Bogota…
Colombia Blocks Prison Phone Signals After El Salvador Exposes Cross-Border Extortion.
The Colombian government has ordered the immediate blocking of mobile phone signals in several prisons following allegations that inmates were conducting extortion schemes targeting El Salvador and other countries in the region. The measure affects prisons in Cómbita, Valledupar, and La Dorada. El ministro de Justicia (e), @Aidarragaf, ordenó el bloqueo inmediato de la señal de celulares desde la cárcel de Cómbita, luego de las denuncias del pr…
The government of Colombia announced Monday the immediate blockade of the cellular phone signal in at least three prisons in the country, following reports by El Salvador about networks of telephone extortion operating from Colombian prisons and affecting citizens in Central America. Justice Minister Andrés Idárraga reported that the [...] The post Colombia blocks cell phone signal in prisons after El Salvador's denunciation by a network of scam…
The Colombian government blocked cell signals in three prisons—Combita, Valledupar and La Dorada—after El Salvador alerted about a criminal network of phone scams that affected Salvadoran citizens.This action is part of a coordinated effort between the two countries to stop criminals who contacted workers and extorted them, taking advantage of the vulnerability of their relatives.The alert was issued following investigations by President Nayib B…
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