Judgment for band of drugs sellers

During the operation "Sovereignty 2" were captured 25 individuals linked to a band of microtraficantes. Archive

Six members of a criminal group dedicated to micro drug, captured during the operation "Sovereignty 2" were convicted for the crime of organized crime.

The report notes that the prosecution, the defendants requested the application resource summary procedure, ie who accepted his participation in the act attributed by the prosecution and benefited from the reduction of penalties.

It was so Segundo C., confessed leader of the criminal organization, was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment, during the hearing held yesterday morning in the Criminal Justice Unit of Cuenca.

Judge of Criminal Guarantees of Cuenca, Franklin Barahona, sentenced four other subjects to three years and three months in prison. While other processed it imposed the penalty of one year for collaborating with relevant information in this investigation.

 Accusation

The report details the prosecutor, Paul Vazquez, he said that the defendants marketed drug in the Bus Terminal, La Merced, Calle Larga, Free Fair among other sectors of the city.

Attorney sustained the accusation based on investigations conducted with monitoring and surveillance, including videos and photographs that showed that the defendants gathered in the area of ​​the bus terminal to deliver the drug and receive money.

Another seven people arrested in this operation were convicted of conspiracy and serving sentences of between two and three years of imprisonment.

The legal status of another 12 detainees and four people linked to the processes for conspiracy and organized crime will be solved in the coming days, notes the report.

 operating

"Operation Sovereignty 2" was executed on April 14, which were captured 25 individuals, after 21 raids in Azuay, Cañar and El Oro. In addition, doses of cocaine and marijuana, cell phones, $ 1,000, weapons seized fire and five vehicles.

The prosecution reported that between 2015 and 2016, five operations in which they have broken large criminal groups engaged in drug trafficking and microtrafficking in Cuenca were executed.

Among them mentions the "Sovereignty 7" operation, met on July 21 in Cuenca and Babahoyo, were arrested 19 people for micro-trafficking. They are in custody. In the operational "Alliance" they were captured nine microtraficantes, who are serving a year in prison. (ASQ) (I)

Source: http://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias-cuenca/188847-sentencia-para-banda-de-microtraficantes/