A judge ordered preventive detention for an alleged participation in a structure dedicated to hydrocarbon traffic.
Among those involved in this case are police and military. The uniformed men were caught, along with civilians, in the Fortaleza 12 operation, for which sixteen people.
The judge ordered the beginning of the tax investigation for ninety days and issued preventive detention for fifteen people involved. For a woman, he issued precautionary measures.
Within the group of detainees there are five police officers and three soldiers on active duty.
Details of the operation and entities involved
The National Police, together with the National Intelligence Center and the State Attorney General’s Office, carried out simultaneous raids in Quito, Santo Domingo, Los Ríos, Santa Elena, El Oro, Guayaquil and other areas of Guayas, with the aim of dismantling a network linked to the favoring and support of criminal organizations related to the trafficking, diversion and improper use of hydrocarbonsan activity that generates serious economic damage to the State.
Identities of the detainees
Among the detained police officers are Christian G., Yuri P., Carlos R., Luis R. and Rommel D.
As for military personnel, they were apprehended Pablo G., Wilson Y. and Guillermo C.
Likewise, the capture of civilians Carlos A., Dayerli M., Esther C., Daniel K., Maoly M., Joseline T., Jhonathan G. and Charly T. was also reported during the operation. eighteen mobile terminals.
Research and ‘modus operandi’
According to investigations, this criminal organization operated between October 2024 and April 2026. Through the investigation, several specific events of illegal fuel extraction were determined.
During the investigation, they explored chats that would confirm this illegality.
A crucial element in this structure is the alleged recruitment of police servers. (YO)
