On the afternoon of this Thursday, April 21, the National Police carried out the incineration of 9.3 tons of drugs seized in the operations. This shipment was transferred from Guayaquil and arrived at the incinerator around noon.
The Minister of the Interior, Patrick Carrillo, pointed out that 37 tons had already been destroyed previously. “Together with these 9.3 we are completing 46 incinerated tons. we have left still pending around 150 tons at the national level, but we will continue smoothly with this procedure, “he said.
He also emphasized that the current Government foresees a project to build a specialized center for drug destruction seized in the operations. “The drug It is seized on the Pacific coast, in the vicinity of ports and the border, but we have to move them to the Sierra, where the ovens are. We want to have a furnace there and the project will go into construction by virtue of all the amount that we are seizing today,” he added.
Regarding the incidents in the temporary collection centers, he stressed that the three tons that were stolen in the province of Napo They were recovered by the police. That is what he pointed out they don’t want it to happen again and therefore discreetly manage the places and dates of transportation for its destruction.
The delay is also due to the judicial processes that must be followed, the presence of the respective authorities and the standards that are required.
John Ponce, National Director of Anti-Drug Investigation, indicated that the 9.3 tons that were incinerated were the product of a police intervention on January 17, 2022. The estimated value of these destroyed blocks would be close to $18.8 million in Ecuador. However, in Europe, where the drug was destined, the value would rise to $340 million, he said.
Ponce also added that they now have a budget of $70,000 with which they plan to carry out the destruction of 100 tons approximately. The operations will be in different periods of time, for security reasons.
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Giovanni Ponce took advantage of the presence of the media to report that on April 19 the tsunami operation in the Metropolitan District of Guayaquil, Carchi and Imbabura, achieving the dismantling of a gang dedicated to international drug trafficking, it would have Tulcán and Guayaquil as its point of operations.
With the raids they apprehended five citizens. In addition, in two previous operations, seven members of the same organization had already been arrested, reported the police authority.
The seized weight of cocaine hydrochloride was 5.2 tons. “This is equivalent to 52,530,000 doses. The value of this drug in Ecuador would be $10.9 million, while in Europe, where it was destined, it was $197.5 million”, Ponce added.
Finally, he announced that on April 21 they also carried out the Poseidon operation, in the provinces of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas and Sucumbíos, achieving the dismantling of another organization dedicated to international drug trafficking. Nine people were arrested and a ton of drugs were seized. In the two operations, an investigation work of approximately six months was carried out. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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