At least 20 subjects who would have met on block 15 of the Reina del Quinche cooperative, in southern Guasmo, faced shots with the Police on the night of this Wednesday, January 4.
The incident occurred when the uniformed officers were checking the area and saw a group of people talking next to several cars.
After the shooting, members of the Special Operations Group (GOE) had to intervene in the sector. There, two suspects were captured and an arsenal was seized.
Colonel Marcelo Castillo, head of the South district, said that the subjects ran and abandoned their weapons when they found themselves cornered.
12 shots were reported on the morning of this Saturday, December 24, in Guasmo Sur
The arsenal is made up of six rifles, two pistols, four R15 ammunition feeders, two 7.62 ammunition feeders, one 9 mm caliber feeder and 141 ammunition.
Police also seized two vehicles that were abandoned near there.
Two men were arrested after a chase. They are Joan S., 18, who carried heroin capsules in her private parts, and Luis V., 20, known by the alias santiwho has precautionary measures for weapons and drugs.
He would also be involved in several hit men and at the time of his capture he was carrying a revolver.
In the Reina del Quinche cooperative, on December 24 there was an armed attack with at least three deaths and three injuries as a result.
They were going to kill the leader of an organization in the area and the hitmen ended up shooting those attending a wake that was taking place a few meters away.
During the early hours of this Thursday the 5th in the same area in the south of Guayaquil another arrest was made. A car and a motorcycle were circulating on one of the streets.
Colonel Castillo said that when they saw them in a suspicious attitude, the policemen began to follow them and that the car managed to escape, but the person who was driving the motorcycle was arrested.
This is Elkin A., a minor who was carrying a 32-caliber weapon.
The detainees were presented at the Valdivia Prosecutor’s Office for the hearing to formulate charges. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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