An operation deployed in six provinces of Ecuador and strategic points in Colombia have made it possible to dismantle a gang dedicated to producing and trafficking weapons and explosives.
President Guillermo Lasso announced this Wednesday the 18th that an operation has been carried out that has allowed the capture of 19 people.
Among those apprehended are several women. Six were apprehended in Colombian territory.
They find a semi-submersible on the shore of a beach in the north of Esmeraldas
An arsenal has been found in the operation: rifles, carbines, shotguns, pistols and more.
Operating in 6 provinces of Ecuador and strategic points in Colombia, it dismantles a gang dedicated to producing and trafficking weapons and explosives. pic.twitter.com/wIYMvG7iVl
— Guillermo Lasso (@LassoGuillermo) January 18, 2023
The actions to dismantle this gang took place this morning.
Lasso said that the arrests occurred in the “Armed Frontier Operation”, which deployed uniformed personnel in six provinces of the country.
According to the Government, 32 simultaneous raids have been carried out to dismantle the organization dedicated to the production and trafficking of illegal weapons.
Minister of Defense, Luis Lara, will give details of the work of the Joint Task Force on the northern border
The president indicated that the weapons were used to fuel violence in the streets, support terrorism, and involve Ecuador in international arms trafficking.
Elite groups of the Police such as the GOE participated in the early morning raids carried out in various cities.
The Police shared a short video of the operations carried out.
FIGHT AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME 🚫
Police units, after 32 raids in 6 provinces, arrested 17 members of an organization that supplied weapons, ammunition and explosives to irregular groups of #Colombia and criminal groups in #Ecuador.
News in development… pic.twitter.com/gzmjIMhLJF
– Ecuador Police (@PoliciaEcuador) January 18, 2023
Fausto Salinas, commander of the Police, indicated that this gang is dedicated to supplying weapons, ammunition and explosives to criminal groups in Ecuador and Colombia.
This capture of an international gang occurs hours after a virtual meeting between the Minister of National Defense of Ecuador, Luis Lara Jaramillo, and the Minister of Defense of Colombia, Iván Velásquez, to work on strategies to strengthen the security of the northern border. .
Weeks ago, the government of Gustavo Petro began rapprochement with Ecuador to try to improve security on that side of the border. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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