Location Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Security class All security levels Phone +1 787-749-4480 | Status Operational Population 1,725 | |
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Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons Address Guaynabo Metropolitan Detention Center, 652 PR-28, Guaynabo, 00969, Puerto Rico Similar DCR Institucio Juveniles, Oso Blanco Penitenti, Caribe Federal Credit Un, Fort Buchanan, Departme of Justice of Puerto | ||
The Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo (MDC Guaynabo) is a United States federal prison facility in Puerto Rico which holds male and female inmates of all security levels who are awaiting trial or sentencing. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
MDC Guaynabo is located 6 miles west of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico.
Notable incidents
In 2010, an FBI investigation uncovered a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, heroin, marijuana, Percocet, and Xanax to an inmate at MDC Guaynabo. Several conspirators, led by Juan Rios-Ortiz, also attempted to provide cellular telephones, chargers, and SIM cards to an inmate of MDC. Rios-Ortiz worked for a company that had a contract to supply produce to the prison kitchen. Rios-Ortiz was subsequently convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, distribution of controlled substances, and providing contraband to an inmate of a federal prison.
On February 26, 2013, Osvaldo Albarati, a lieutenant for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, was shot and killed in what is believed to be retaliation for his investigations into cellphone smuggling at MDC Guaynabo. He had just left the facility and was driving home when several gunmen opened fire on his vehicle on the De Diego Expressway near Bayamon. Albarati worked in the investigative branch at the prison, where he was responsible for investigating crime within the prison, including drug smuggling and illegal cellphone use. Authorities have said his killing may have been contracted by powerful drug kingpins being held at the facility in reprisal for recent seizures he spearheaded. The FBI is investigating the killing and no charges have been filed.