Two senior YPFB executives arrested in adulterated fuel case
Police and the public prosecutor's office arrested the logistics manager and commercial manager of state oil company YPFB, investigated for the distribution of destabilised petrol.
Two senior YPFB executives arrested in adulterated fuel case
Security personnel, in coordination with prosecutors, carried out the detention of two executives of the state company responsible for hydrocarbons. The first, Eddy Rolando Torrico, held the position of logistics manager, whilst the second, Nelson Alejandro Mendoza, served as commercial manager. Both are under investigation for their alleged involvement in the commercialisation of fuel of deficient quality, according to reporting by El Deber.
The arrest of the logistics chief took place at the facilities of the state oil company, located in the area between the fifth and sixth ring of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The measure was carried out in compliance with a judicial order issued by prosecutor David Torrez Choque, within the process with code CUD 201102012602341.
The public prosecutor's representative, Aldo Mesa, clarified that both executives were deprived of liberty under article 226 of the Criminal Procedure Code. He explained that there is sufficient evidence pointing to the probability of authorship in the crimes of breach of duties and anti-economic conduct.
This investigation originated following a complaint filed by legislator Lissa Amanda Claros Lora and the entity that regulates the country's energy resources. The complaint identifies Torrico and other individuals as suspected of distributing petrol that did not comply with established quality parameters.
With these two new detentions, three senior officials of the state oil company are now involved in this scandal. The previous week, Carlos Alfredo Cuéllar Pinto, who served as commercialisation manager, was arrested and subsequently sent with preventive detention for six months to Palmasola penitentiary centre.
The case has generated national repercussion due to the scale of the state company involved and the possible economic and environmental consequences stemming from the distribution of destabilised fuel in the domestic market.
Source: El Deber