Ex-police officer behind grid: Drug surgery shocked Ecuador!

Ex-police officer behind grid: Drug surgery shocked Ecuador!

A shock announcement came from Ecuador today, where a former high-ranking police chief, Julio César Miño, was arrested in a large-scale drug control. Miño, who previously worked as head of the Guayas police, was arrested together with three other suspects during the binational use "Operativo Gran Fénix 52 Gibraltar", which took place in Ecuador and Spain. According to Primicias , an active marine officer is also one of those arrested as captain Galo Manuel Litardo García was.

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This raid aims at a comprehensive drug network, which should be responsible for transporting over 7.9 tons of cocaine. The drugs were presumably hidden in containers and financed through legitimate business channels, especially in mining. Another arrested, known under the name 'Carlitos', is considered one of the main financiers of drug gangs in Guayas. El Comercio reports that more than 12,000 US cash and mobile phones and storage media were secured in a total of ten households.

The arrests in the region have caused great excitement and questions about corruption within the security forces. The incident is a new low point in the fight against drug trafficking in Ecuador, where the connections between law enforcement officers and drug cartels are becoming increasingly clear. These events could have far -reaching consequences for the integrity of the police and the efforts in the fight against drug trafficking.