The man was driving a car in which the devices and supplies were found.
A prison security agent identified as Edwin Ch. Ch. Was intercepted when in a car driven by him he tried to enter cell phones and ammunition at the Cotopaxi rehabilitation center, in Latacunga.
The event was recorded on Thursday night. Police personnel located outside the prison stopped the vehicle as part of a first filter.
At that time, the agent reportedly indicated that he was carrying tubs with food for the prison officers, but when the uniformed officers lifted the covers with the food, they realized that he was carrying cell phones.
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Given this novelty, they exhaustively reviewed the car and when they raised the seat in the back they found more mobile devices.
According to a press release, when the police continued to search the car, they found a black cover hidden in the glove compartment. Criminalistics personnel took the procedure and verified that it was a package with 113 9mm caliber ammunition.
Once the respective procedure was carried out and the prison guide was given a medical check-up, the National Police personnel transferred the detainee and the vehicle to their facilities to continue with the corresponding procedures, it was detailed. (I)
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