The mega-operation Rayo Quiteño 2 will also take place this month, authorities reported
This Wednesday, December 1, 2021, the National Police presented the security plan “Safe December”, that will be deployed in Quito to protect the public during the festive and commercial activities that take place on these dates.
A total of 5,300 police officers will be distributed throughout the Metropolitan District of Quito (DMQ) to prevent the commission of criminal acts.
César Zapata, commander of zone 9 of the National Police, reported that this number of gendarmes will be distributed with greater emphasis in the areas with the highest concentration of people, banks, shopping centers, squares or parks.
In addition, they will create 37 safe corridors, This consists of the presence of police in areas with high circulation of people.
They will also do the special monitoring in 37 banks, 27 shopping centers and 173 surveillance points will be implemented where a greater number of crimes committed is registered.
30 stops distributed from south to north They will be guarded by police officers, 37 parks and squares and iconic places of the capital.
A plan called “Safe Return” will be maintained, which will provide surveillance within the Mariscal Sucre International Airport, in Tababela and on the way to Quito, along Ruta Viva avenue.
Quiteño Lightning 2
Zapata reported that operations will continue in the points identified as criminal niches, especially in the La Marín sector and the Quitumbe and Eloy Alfaro districts.
The mega-operation will take place in mid-December Rayo Quiteño 2, that in its first stage left 285 people arrested, 1,196 knives confiscated and 4 million doses of drugs seized.
These operations are carried out together with the Armed Forces and municipal security entities, with greater emphasis on 27 points identified as dangerous.
Regarding Quito festivals, the DMQ Police Commander said they issued a recommendation that no simultaneous events are held, to achieve greater coverage of the events.
However, he assured that will be present in the more than 400 activities planned to celebrate the 487 years of the founding of the capital. (I)
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