The operation was carried out this morning in a house in the north.
Agents of the National Police arrested four people this Saturday who would be involved in the crime of a citizen at the exit of a shopping center in the north of Guayaquil, on December 29.
This morning, police personnel raided a home in the Guayacanes sector, in the north of the city, where they found the three men and a woman.
In addition, three firearms, two pistols and a submachine gun, twenty drug sleeves, a motorcycle, $ 1,700, four scales and cell phone chips were found at the site.
In addition, the white Kia Rio vehicle that would have been used for the commission of the crime was detected at the scene.
Regarding the motivations for the event, General Fausto Buenaño, commander of Zone 8 of the National Police, said that the causes are being investigated with the investigative staff of the institution and the Prosecutor’s Office, although he added that most recent cases in Guayaquil are due to causes such as the territory fight, gang power disputes and arms trafficking.
On the day of the crime, the night of Wednesday December 29, the victim was driving out of a shopping center when two men with long-range weapons attacked him.
As of December 30, there are 2,464 murders in Ecuador; in 2020 there were 1,362 cases
In 2021, Zone 8, made up of Guayaquil, Durán and Samborondón, closed with 686 violent deaths.
Dorian Balladares, head of Zone 8 of the Directorate of Violent Deaths (Dinased), indicated that the investigative steps are continuing to determine the role of the suspects in the murder.
The detainees were taken to the Model Barracks, located on Avenida de las Américas, for the first examinations in this case. (I)
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