Detained in Ecuador: alleged treasurer of Albanian drug trafficking mafia
The Ecuadorian Army arrested Pablo Adrián H. T., alias 'Caballo', in La Maná, Cotopaxi, identified as the financial operator of the Albanian cocaine network.
Military operation in Cotopaxi dismantles alleged financier of Albanian network
The Ecuadorian Army detained a man identified as Pablo Adrián H. T., alias 'Caballo', on Sunday, identified as the alleged financial operator of the Albanian mafia dedicated to sending cocaine from Ecuadorian ports to Europe, according to 20minutos.es.
The arrest was carried out during a military operation in the municipality of La Maná, in the Andean province of Cotopaxi. The suspect had an active arrest warrant for drug trafficking and is also under investigation for alleged money laundering and organised crime, according to information from the Army.
Security forces stated that 'Caballo' had allegedly maintained links with the Albanian mafia whose leader in Ecuador was Albanian citizen Dritan Gjika, captured last year in the United Arab Emirates for extradition.
Following his arrest, the detainee was transferred to the municipality of Quevedo, in the province of Los Ríos, where he was placed at the disposal of judicial authorities for prosecution.
La Maná has been under a state of exception decreed by President Daniel Noboa for several months due to the high level of crime and violence in the area. According to security forces, the municipality holds a strategic position on the Central Mountain Range road corridor, which facilitates the transit of people, merchandise and logistical resources used by criminal organisations.
This detention is not an isolated case in the country. In March last, Ecuadorian justice ordered the preventive imprisonment of fourteen people arrested for alleged links with the same criminal network and for sending drugs to Europe in containers.
Source: Google News ES — Crime (es)