2024-01-11 14:51:04
Following the recent acts of extreme violence recorded in Ecuador, the Peruvian Government took a series of measures involving the border area with the neighboring country. The president of the Council of Ministers of Peru, Alberto Otárola, reported that it was decided to declare the entire northern border of the country an emergency. That is, Tumbes, Amazonas, Cajamarca and Loreto. Meanwhile, specialists warned of the presence of criminal groups from Ecuador already operating in Peru.
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During a statement on Tuesday followingnoon, Otárola indicated that the immediate trip of the Ministers of Defense and Interior to the Tumbes region was ordered so that they might coordinate from there actions to protect the border at posts and border crossings.
The president of the PCM explained that the mobilization of a police contingent from Lima was arranged to provide support to the Peruvian police officers stationed on the border with Ecuador. The aim is to reinforce security on the border line with the neighboring country and control migrants entering our territory. This is a contingent from the Directorate of Special Operations (Diroes).
Otárola maintained that the aforementioned ministers have been coordinating with military establishments to also have the support of the Armed Forces in the area.
“The chancellor has had communication with the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry and has conveyed the support and solidarity of the Peruvian Government. They have exchanged important information,” added the prime minister.
Alleged arms trafficking
In addition, Otárola specified that intelligence personnel will go to the border area to investigate the alleged trafficking of weapons, which would belong to our Armed Forces, and their presence in criminal gangs in Ecuador.
“We have taken note that things have calmed down in Ecuador. “What corresponds to us is to ensure the security of our country,” she mentioned.
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For its part, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chancellery) issued a statement in which it condemned the acts of violence in the neighboring country. He expressed his support for the Ecuadorian Government, wishing for a rapid restoration of peace and security in its territory.
“The Government of Peru strongly condemns the acts of violence that have occurred in Ecuador, which violate the fundamental rights of Ecuadorians and threaten the security of that brother country. The Government of Peru expresses its support for the Government of President Daniel Noboa and for democratic institutions and stability in Ecuador. “Peru expresses its solidarity with the victims of these acts of violence,” the letter states.
The facts
On Tuesday followingnoon, a group of hooded and heavily armed men broke into the facilities of the TC Televisión channel, in the city of Guayaquil. The subjects interrupted the live programming, threatening the media outlet’s employees with rifles, grenades and explosives.
It is worth saying that hours later, the National Police of Ecuador managed to enter the facilities of the television channel and detained at least 13 people.
The former Minister of the Interior, Rubén Vargas, warned that two Ecuadorian organizations that operate in northern Peru have already been identified. These are Los Choneros and Los Tiguerones. (Photo: EFE)
Likewise, another criminal group attacked the University of Guayaquil. Images spread on social networks show several students fleeing through the hallways and campus of the study center, as well as the terror that the armed individuals instilled in the different environments.
These episodes would respond to the decision of the president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, to declare a state of emergency for 60 days following the escape from a prison of the dangerous drug trafficker Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito.”
Ecuadorian criminal groups already operate in Peru
Previously, the former Minister of the Interior, Rubén Vargas, had expressed his desire that the Peruvian Government declare a state of emergency in the Tumbes, Cajamarca and Amazonas regions, which border the neighboring country, in order to guarantee security and avoid the entry of criminal organizations into our territory.
“The Armed Forces and the National Police must be mobilized and thus prevent these 15 to 20 criminal organizations considered terrorist groups in Ecuador from trying to take refuge in Peruvian territory. If the Government does not make the decision right now, we run the risk of the northern regions of Peru becoming a refuge for these criminal organizations and our situation, which is already difficult, getting worse,” he said.
Otárola reported that the immediate trip of the Ministers of Defense and Interior to the Tumbes region was ordered in order for them to coordinate actions to protect the border at posts and border crossings from there. (Photo: PCM)
In addition, Vargas warned that two Ecuadorian organizations that operate in northern Peru have already been identified. These are Los Choneros and Los Tiguerones. He pointed out that both gangs are criminal structures very similar to the Tren de Aragua, in terms of their modus operandi and the use of extreme violence.
“These two criminal groups, considered terrorist groups in Ecuador, are already in Peru. They are currently present in the Tumbes and Piura regions, and are fighting for La Libertad. These are regions where illegal gold mining has a significant presence. Peru not only produces cocaine, but also illegal gold, human trafficking and extortion. And it is precisely these activities that these Ecuadorian criminal gangs engage in,” he explained to El Comercio.
For this reason, Vargas emphasized that it is necessary for President Dina Boluarte to send the Ministers of the Interior and Defense to the border area with Ecuador, along with their respective general commanders.
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Meanwhile, the former head of the Mininter described the scale of violence in Ecuador as a “chronicle of an announced death of democracy” and warned that what is happening in the neighboring country is not foreign to Peru.
“The same thing is going to happen [en el Perú]it’s just a matter of time, we are fully warned. [La ola de criminalidad] It is following the same course that Ecuador followed 10 years ago, the scenario in Ecuador is absolutely possible in Peru and we are on the way to an anarchic situation,” he indicated.
State of emergency
On the other hand, other voices had joined this request to declare the border with the neighboring country to the north an emergency. Congresswoman Lady Camones described it as “urgent” for the Executive to order the closure of the borders “in the face of the serious situation of violence in Ecuador and to prevent the entry of criminals.”
In turn, the president of the Congress of the Republic, Alejandro Soto, spoke out and regretted that crime is taking over the country; At the same time he called for urgent measures to be taken at the border to avoid similar events.
“I call on the government of Peru to take urgent measures at the border to avoid similar events. Working together is crucial to confront this scourge that threatens our society,” he commented.
Likewise, parliamentarian Sigrid Bazán expressed solidarity with Ecuador and urged the Executive to take the necessary preventive measures in border areas. “My solidarity with the brother country of Ecuador in the face of the wave of violence that it is experiencing and that remains in anxiety. We urge the Executive to take preventive measures in the border areas and provide timely attention to our compatriots who are in said country,” she published.
Other pronouncements
The General Secretariat of the Andean Community, through a statement, expressed its solidarity and support for the Ecuadorian Government and reaffirmed its “full willingness to serve as a platform that contributes to the coordination between Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in their fight.” “It tells regarding violence and international organized crime.”
“Ecuador must use all the means available to it by law to eradicate these transnational threats that threaten its democratic order,” he said.
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For its part, the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL) also regretted the acts of violence that occurred in Ecuador and called on the Peruvian Government to reinforce security in the border region and protect our compatriots.
“We stand in solidarity with the Ecuadorian people in these difficult times. United in the search for peace and security for all,” she pointed out.
How is the situation in Cebaf Tumbes?
The Superintendence of Migration reported through social networks that following the acts of extreme violence recorded in Ecuador, the situation at the headquarters of the Cebaf Tumbes Binational Border Assistance Center, at average 6:45 pm yesterday, remained calm and Without inconveniences.
“At this time of the followingnoon there is a low influx of people at the Cebaf Tumbes Binational Border Assistance Center. Immigration and National Police personnel coordinate actions at the scene,” he indicated.
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