Some of the bladed weapons found in Aquiles Serdán prison. (SSPE Chihuahua)

As part of the operations implemented by the State Secretariat for Public Security (SSPE) of Chihuahua, the Social Rehabilitation Center (Ceresis) No. 1 de Aquiles Serdán had been the target of an inspection since the early hours of Saturday 11 February.

The result of the first intervention by state agents was more than 1,400 prohibited items insured, including television screens, kitchen appliances, radio equipment, washing machines, loudspeakers and even video game consoles.

Similarly, authorities found dozens of edged weapon spells, many of which were significantly longer than commonly used objects, such as knives or razors. In addition, uniformed officers got 30 prepaid phone cards

Until the publication of this note, the Secretary of State Security communicated the results of the exploration in seven of the modules of the prison of Aquiles Serdán. In addition to the above, a total of 23 thousand 202 pesossum which was made available to the General State Prosecutor’s Office (FGE) to integrate it into the corresponding investigation.

During the operation, authorities collected data from inmates at the prison.  (SSPE Chihuahua)
During the operation, authorities collected data from inmates at the prison. (SSPE Chihuahua)

The deployment of agents was also joined by personnel from the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), the National Guard (GN), the State Investigation Agency (AEI) and the FGE.

For the elements of the institution to carry out the search of the prison, it was necessary to suspend the visits to the persons deprived of liberty (PPL) who are locked up there. Their loved ones will be able to attend again during the weekend of February 17 to 19 of the current year.

The revisions to Cereso 1 in Aquiles Serdán took place a few days after the SSPE deployed an operation in Cereso No. 3 in Ciudad Juárez, from where 30 prisoners escaped on January 1, 2023 thanks to a coordinated attack by the group named criminal The Mexicos.

Over the past few days, it has been revealed that a wide variety of irregularly entered items have been found in the border town jail, such as a mechanical bull, plasma televisions, industrial refrigerators, grills and fans.

The most notorious find in said prison was a sphinx cat, known as “Egyptian Cat” had two tattoosone of which featured the symbol of the Los Mexicles group.

The inspection was coordinated by several security institutions.  (SSPE Chihuahua)
The inspection was coordinated by several security institutions. (SSPE Chihuahua)

As part of the SSPE’s initial participation in Cereso No. 1 in Aquiles Serdán, the registration of 1,600 detainees at the Sentinel Platformwhere their general and biometric data were entered.

Remember that the Sentinel Platform security strategy presented in 2022 by the government of Maru Camposwhose main objective is “to have surveillance throughout the territory of the State in the event of an emergency call”.

With the Sentinel Platform, the government of Chihuahua intends to face insecurity.
With the Sentinel Platform, the government of Chihuahua intends to face insecurity.

With the implementation of this mechanism, it is expected to contain the possible risks in terms of security throughout the State, since there will be access to “a greater amount of data from different sources of information” thanks to the use, among other things, of artificial intelligence systems.

According to information provided by the state government, the Sentinel platform will have sub-centers located at strategic points in the cities of Delicias, Camargo, Ojinaga, Jiménez, Parral, Guachochi, Bocoyna, Madera, Nuevo Casas Grande , Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua.

To this end, the installation of more than 3,000 PTZ (panoramic) cameras, 4,800 fixed cameras, as well as 1,791 plate reading cameras, 102 Sentry Arches, 11 Sentry filters, and more than 800 workstations, are provided among other equipment. , with which security institutions will be strengthened.

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