He Security Block, formed by Armed forces y National Police, has arrested 854 personas, among them 94 “terrorists”, he has killed five alleged criminals and has dismantled nine organized crime groups, according to the balance presented this Friday after almost four days of “internal armed conflict” against drug trafficking. The Security Forces, which have also lost two of their members in the clashes, have carried out almost 9,000 operations.
Between the 56 people kidnapped Six other members of the Police were rescued. However, inside the seven prisons that rioted between Monday and Tuesday, at least 170 guides and prison officials remain, forcibly detained by the inmates.
“The Security Block is in territory, fighting against those who generate terror. Come on Ecuador, defend your flag! This battle has us on our feet. We are one force, one Ecuador,” the government harangued in advertising spots that appear on social networks and television.
Police and military have presented a joint rewards plan, centralized in the telephone line 131, for which they will receive complaints to continue the fight against drug traffickers, all under anonymity. With this initiative, the government hopes to multiply the 246 firearms, 187 knives, 126 explosives and more than 400 vehicles seized these days.
The Security Block has also achieved recapture 25 escaped prisoners, but the two famous bosses are not found in this group. Nothing more has been heard from Captain Pico, the leader of The Wolves who tried, unsuccessfully, to negotiate his surrender with President Daniel Noboa.