Operation in Guayaquil: man arrested with 23 doses of drugs
The Joint Task Force Guayas arrested a citizen with 23 wrappings of illicit substances during patrol operations in Guayaquil.
Military personnel intercept suspect with 23 doses during Guayaquil patrol
According to eldiario.ec, personnel from the Joint Task Force Guayas detained a citizen in Guayaquil canton, Guayas province, after finding him in possession of 23 doses of drugs during a military operation for control and public security.
The military personnel were conducting surveillance, patrol and territorial control duties when they intercepted the suspect. Upon conducting a preventive search in accordance with current protocols, the uniformed officers found twenty-three wrappings containing illicit substances among his belongings, allegedly ready for sale.
Given the discovery in flagrante delicto, the military personnel proceeded with the immediate arrest of the citizen and secured the physical evidence at the scene. Both the detainee and the seized evidence were handed over to the National Police and the competent judicial authorities for the commencement of legal proceedings and chemical verification tests.
The interventions by the Joint Task Force Guayas form part of the state strategy aimed at containing drug trafficking and reducing violence levels in the prioritised sectors of Guayaquil. The stated objective is to reduce the retail sale of drugs recorded in various neighbourhoods of the city.
Under Ecuadorian legal regulations, the illicit trafficking of controlled substances listed for oversight is punished under article 220 of the Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code (COIP), with criminal penalties varying according to the quantity and type of substance seized.
In a separate case reported by the same outlet, a judge ordered pre-trial detention against three men prosecuted in Manta after they fired shots at a commercial establishment in an incident linked to extortion.
Source: Google News EC — Guayaquil