An alleged contamination of drug trafficking in the electoral campaign of the President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, was denounced by Andersson Boscán, from the digital media The post, during his appearance before the occasional commission that investigates the alleged corruption in public companies that would involve the brother-in-law of the president, Danilo Carrera, and others.
Boscán based his complaint on a police report made by the General Directorate of Intelligence of the National Police, which included the participation of 14 officers, trained with foreign intelligence specializing in anti-narcotics. The operation was led by Police Lieutenant Colonel José Luis Erazo, who later joined the former Police Commander, Tannya Varela.
Interior Minister hopes to review the rotation of investigative police officers who support the State Attorney General’s Office
After the complaint, the journalist blamed the Lasso government for his safety, that of his family and the journalistic team that carried out the investigation, which was expanded on YouTube yesterday.
The investigation that began in May 2021 was closed on January 17, 2022 by order of Police General Geovanny Ponce, Boscán said, and after that, the fourteen officers ended up being dismissed from anti-narcotics. Even General Ponce was fired by Lasso, on a national chain for his links and alleged responsibilities in the crime against María Belén Bernal, at the Police School. Despite being fired, he added, he continues in the National Police as a general and is now in the direction that manages the airports.
According to Boscán, the closure of the report was ordered knowing that this was protecting the President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, but also the Albanian mafia that would have ties to Rubén Cherres, a partner of the president’s brother-in-law.
The journalist suggested to the legislators that Mauro Vargas, who was also informed of this fact, call the Police General who was in charge of Intelligence on that date to appear before the commission.
In his appearance, he said that General Tannya Varela and Lieutenant José Luis Erazo visited the Carondelet palace on July 7, 2021, at 1:40 p.m.; their entry was not recorded in the log and it is not known what they told President Lasso.
report delivery
The digital medium delivered 35,000 documents from an investigation carried out by its journalistic team, which includes an intelligence report on the alleged relationship of Rubén Cherres with the Albanian mafia, With a presence in Ecuador for a decade, which dominates the Ecuadorian coast and has successfully shipped drugs to the European Union and the United States.
The documentation includes a series of chats and a transcript of calls that supposedly link the government to drug trafficking.
In one of those transcripts, Cherres points out that he and his partners have put at least $1.5 million into the campaign, to buy tests (COVID-19), t-shirts and masks.
There is also talk of the Cherres and Carrera operation, to achieve the presidency of Guido Chiriboga for the Creando Oportunidades (CREO) movement and positions in State ministries.
Andersson Boscán in his statements maintained that key positions were negotiated in Customs through which drugs pass, as a free toll, and weapons are allowed to enter Ecuador. As well as key positions in the Ministry of Energy that controls the mines, which according to Ecuadorian intelligence reports, are the main sources of drug laundering and drug trafficking in the country.
Similarly, he added, key positions were negotiated in the National Police sponsoring generals that the United States embassy designated as narco-generals. Key positions in the Ministry of Agriculture where quotas for exports can be arranged, a precious asset for drug trafficking.
Before the legislators, the journalist maintained that the report on the links between drug trafficking and the contribution to the electoral campaign was known to the former Minister of the Interior, Patricio Carrillo.
After the report was closed, the former minister decided that Police Lieutenant Colonel José Luis Erazo, who led the investigation, be transferred from anti-narcotics to patrol Guasmo de Guayaquil, one controlled by drug traffickers.
The former police commander, Tannya Varela, also heard about the report; General Geovanny Ponce; the current Minister of the Interior, Juan Zapata; the Secretary of Security, Diego Ordóñez; and “due to the facts and the reports, the President of the Republic has been aware of this.”
The president of the occasional commission, Viviana Veloz (UNES), said that most of the approved schedule, the information requirements and processing of the information received have been developed. Although it was planned, this February 13, to close the cycle of appearances, the commission will again call the attorney general, Diana Salazar, due to her concern regarding the rotation of the National Police team that supports the investigation into the Encuentro case. , which would involve the current government in acts of corruption. The appearance would take place on Wednesday, February 15.
Veloz commented that this investigation could be setting up crimes of extortion, bribery, money laundering and organized crime, and within the scope of political control exercised by the National Assembly, political responsibilities of various officials could be established.
The deadline for the delivery of the report expires next February 23 and will then be reported to the plenary session of the National Assembly for a resolution. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
Mario Twitchell is an accomplished author and journalist, known for his insightful and thought-provoking writing on a wide range of topics including general and opinion. He currently works as a writer at 247 news agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the industry.
