The police authorities indicated that between 2024 and what goes from 2025 identified 20 telephone numbers from which several extortion calls have been made. The calls have been made from the Canada prisons in Escuintla; Pavón, Fraijanes; Cantel, Quetzaltenango and Puerto Barrios, Izabal.
The director of the PNC, David Custodio Boty, says that this problem is due to the fact that the prison system has no control in these prisons and the guards incur corruption by allowing inmates to hide the devices on the ceilings, walls, floors, low The land of the courtyards and in the roots of the trees.
“The amount of guards is minimal, prisoners have control of these prisons, when a good blow is hit is because there is good information. Corruption has a lot to do,” he said.
The police chief says that when phones are seized it is because there was a previous investigation and the escape of information is avoided.
Telephone numbers have been identified through the complaints made by the victims. However, despite the fact that there are investigations to identify those responsible, BIRTH says they are not immediate processes.
“The population is required to report, even if there are 10,000 more police officers will not reduce the amount of complaints,” he said.
He added: “81 percent of extortion payments are made by bank transactions, that does not generate immediate captures, but a research process.”
Bottle recommends that not only the phone chip used to commit extortion is blocked, but also the phone.
The most used
Among the telephone numbers where more extortion come is 3813-8506, which has been made 102 extortion calls during 2024, according to the PNC. During this year, 5975-2142 was identified, of which 30 extortion calls were made.
This week the National Economic Research Center (one hundred) announced that extortion increased compared to the same 2024 period.
In response, the police chief says that there are now 16 headquarters of the National Division against Criminal Development of Gangs (Diponda) nationwide, in contrast to 11 months ago, so they will better attack the problem.
He stressed that through the complaints made by telephone and through an electronic portal, the majority of threats have only been called and the victim does not pay, since he receives advice.
“There is a high registration of calls but they make lump because it is not paid, the crime is not consumed,” he said.
On February 19, the National Civil Police carries out a requirement in sectors A, B and F in the Center for El Boquerón, Cuilapa, Santa Rosa.
Authorities find 12 knives, two scatters, two iron points, as well as five batteries, eight loaders and 12 phables for phones.
Numbers where more extortion calls come
Number and related cases In 2024
- 38138506–102
- 36232882–89
- 5445-6784–81
- 5971-8780– 47
- 3908-0649-46
- 5576-9564–41
- 3132-3317 — 37
- 3797-9406–32
- 3531-3030–32
- 4193-8890–32
- 4677-8109–31
- 3681-9399–31
- 5263-3272–30
- 3966-5871–30
- 3926-1978–29
- 4665-3155–26
- 4715-6802–26
- 4796-8198–25
- 5586-3579–25
- 4176-9626–24
Number and cases related in 2025
- 5975-2142–30
- 4290-9156–27
- 5300-7616–23
- 5844-5620–23
- 5947-0061–21
- 3650-0966–17
- 4598-8396–16
- 3997-8607–15
- 4239-1096–14
- 5440-1035–13
- 5812-7430–13
- 5944-5841–13
- 5321-1104–13
- 5382-0642–12
- 5133-5454–12
- 4633-0413–11
- 4588-9750–10
- 3486-5254–10
- 4246-1609–9
- 5919-3225–8