The operative was executed after several months of follow-up and investigations carried out by the Judicial Police. (Photo: Min. of the Interior)
Band assaulting shrimp boats dismantled
ECUADOR
Friday, August 17, 2018, 21:20 (GMT + 9)
Six people were arrested for "maritime piracy", accused of having intercepted and assaulted vessels carrying shrimp for export along the shores of the Gulf of Guayaquil.
The capture of those involved was recorded after seven raids on buildings where evidence linked to the crime was found, according to the National Police of Ecuador.
The "Impact 302" operative was executed after several months of follow-up and investigations carried out by the National Directorate of the Judicial Police, through the Unit of Anti-delinquency Crime (UIAD), which was able to determine roles and functions fulfilled by those involved in the criminal organization.
Of the six detainees, four registered previous judicial proceedings against them and they had five outboard motors and 33 related accessories. The detainees and the evidence were admitted to the temporary assurance area of the Judicial Unit of Guayas, to be submitted to the hearing to formulate charges for the crime of robbery and handling stolen goods.
"The very good work carried out by the National Police, in coordination with the private sector, has led to this new capture and we are vigilant that the actions of judges and prosecutors correspond to the effort being made by the National Police," said José Antonio Camposano, executive president of the National Chamber of Aquaculture (CNA).
"It is inconceivable to think that in this case, once again, those involved can be given their freedom when all the evidence suggests that they are members of an organized crime gang that affects the shrimp sector. I request the authorities must enforce justice, so that this gang is definitively disarticulated and those responsible are punished with all the rigour of the Law," added the leader, who on previous occasions denounced judicial rulings that have freed criminals involved in similar crimes, despite the evidence presented against them.
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