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Sp Confirms the Death of Two Prisoners in Puerto Barrios Prison

The Prison System (SP) confirmed the death of two prisoners belonging to the Mara Salvatrucha criminal structure, in an incident that occurred on 17 July in the Departmental Rehabilitation Centre of Puerto Barrios, Izabal. According to the statement, both inmates were in temporary storage, since they had been transferred from the El Boquerón Men's Preventive Centre in Santa Rosa and from the “Constitutional Restoration” Men's Preventive Detentio…
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By Fernando Castellanos Five members of the Mara Salvatrucha were consigned for the murder with a firearm, on Thursday, of two prisoners in Puerto Barrios prison, Izabal. The murder was after a trifulca, which alerted elements of the National Civil Police (PNC) stationed on the perimeter of the [...]

The Prison System (SP) confirmed the death of two prisoners belonging to the Mara Salvatrucha criminal structure, in an incident that occurred on 17 July in the Departmental Rehabilitation Centre of Puerto Barrios, Izabal. According to the statement, both inmates were in temporary storage, since they had been transferred from the El Boquerón Men's Preventive Centre in Santa Rosa and from the “Constitutional Restoration” Men's Preventive Detentio…

Day by Day News Guatemala – Two inmates died after a violent riot at the Puerto Barrios Men's Preventive Center in the department of Izabal, Guatemala. According to the National Civil Police (PNC), the confrontation erupted Thursday night inside the prison and was allegedly sparked by tensions between rival gang groups. Initial reports suggest that the arrival of new inmates from the capital was the trigger for the riot. Five inmates were named …

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Día a Día News broke the news in on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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