In trucks and motorcycles, police uniforms They were deployed to carry out raids and controls during the early hours of this Monday, within the framework of the current curfew.
The restriction applies between 23:00 and 05:00from May 3 to 18, in the provinces of Guayas, Manabí, Santa Elena, Los Ríos, El Oro, Pichincha, Esmeraldas, Santo Domingo and Sucumbíos. It also governs the cantons of La Maná (Cotopaxi), Las Naves and Echeandía (Bolívar) and La Troncal (Cañar).
Focus on Nueva Prosperina
The interventions focused on the New Prosperina districtwhere agents carried out searches in homes previously identified through investigative work and georeferencing of the crime.
These actions are part of a strategy that seeks to intervene in areas classified as “cores of lethality.”
According to the commander of Zone 8, Walter Villarroelthe operations are guided by the investigative subsystem. “We have entered not only to identify people, but also to gather information and establish their connection with ongoing investigations,” he explained.
The police chief indicated that citizens have contributed data through tools such as QR codeswhich has allowed the interventions to be guided. “We receive a lot of information, we are processing it and that is why we are here,” he said.
Operational deployment and initial results
During the early morning, the uniformed officers carried out simultaneous raids, accompanied by mobile operations and controls in different sectors. In total, the Police maintain twenty-five checkpointsnineteen convoy deployments and permanent relief and response patrols in the twelve districts of the city.
Despite the extensive operation, so far no arrests have been reported. Villarroel specified that there are indications and collected elements that are being processed.
“In the course of the morning we will deliver the processed productivity of the day“, he stated, noting that the results will be released later.
24 hour police work and screenings
The commander also stressed that police work is not limited to the early morning hours.
“Not only do we orient ourselves to this schedule, but the 24 hours “We are working and reaching different sectors of the city,” he said.
These actions are part of a plan that includes intensifying controls during the curfew, with the projection of carrying out about eighty daily raids in Zone 8, which includes Guayaquil, Durán and Samborondón. (YO)
