The Minister of Government and Police Commander were in the province yesterday, after there was a citizen march on Wednesday to demand action.
Esmeraldas
Elite units of the National Police and the Armed Forces will reinforce the security of the province of Esmeraldas.
The Minister of Government, Alexandra Vela, and the Commander of the Police, Tannya Varela, made the announcement during a visit to the Esmeraldas Subzone 8 command.
The announcement of this measure comes after a meeting of the security table in the ECU911 with neighborhood leaders and merchants from the capital of Esmeralda, who held a march on Wednesday of this week demanding measures to restore security in that province.
Faced with insecurity, residents of neighborhoods in Esmeraldas asked to enable the UPCs, more equipment for the Police and polygraph tests for judges and prosecutors.
“The tactical units will remain in the territory until crimes are reduced and peace is restored in this border region of the country,” said the minister.
Faced with insecurity, residents of neighborhoods in Esmeraldas ask to enable the UPCs, more equipment for the Police and polygraph tests for judges and prosecutors
Drug trafficking leads to related crimes and as the National Police we face these crimes, Commander Tanya Varela acknowledged.
In this meeting with the governor, Tania Obando, and local authorities ratified the proposals for the security of the city of Esmeraldas.
Citizen concern arises from the crime wave that has been unleashed with robberies and attempted murders.
Precisely yesterday, on the day of the authorities’ visit, an assault on Leonardo M. was recorded when he passed the Teaone River bridge, a few meters from the Subzone 8 command.
They deactivate a stick of dynamite located near a health center, in Esmeraldas
In another robbery attempt, Tito López Mora died and two people were injured by firearms, in the Nuevo Quinindé sector (center of the province of Esmeraldas).
The crime happened in a commercial cocoa establishment, on the road to Guayllabamba, around 07:00. Residents tried to lynch one of the alleged criminals, but this was prevented by the Police.
Meanwhile, in the Bella Vista Norte and Chone neighborhoods, in the urban area of Esmeraldas, two people aged 20 and 24 were injured with a firearm and a knife. One of them has a record for illegal possession of weapons and homicide. The other case was due to an altercation with a relative over a mobile phone. In the Voluntad de Dios neighborhood, south of the city, a 22-year-old man received two bullet wounds. (I)
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