Peruvian President Dina Boluarte called an emergency meeting following drug trafficking operations on Ecuadorian soil
President of Peru, Dina Boluarte
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247 The Peruvian Interior Ministry, chaired by Dina Boluarte, announced this Tuesday (9) that special police forces will be deployed to the border with neighboring Ecuador after the Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared a state of internal armed conflict in the country, ordered the Ecuadorian Army to “neutralize” criminal groups operating in the region.
“Interior Minister Victor Torres Falcon ordered the immediate deployment of a contingent from the Special Operations Directorate (Diroes) of the national police to the border with Ecuador to reinforce security measures,” the ministry said.
The newspaper La República had already reported on Tuesday that Peruvian President Dina Boluarte had called an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers to “take urgent measures to prevent criminals from escaping prisons”. [do Equador] enter Peru.
Criminals broke into the studio of TC Televisión in the city of Guayaquil, Guayas province. At least 13 people were arrested. The Ecuadorian government has ordered 22 organized crime groups to be classified as terrorist organizations and “nonstate belligerent actors.” In addition, a “state of war” was declared and the use of military operations by the Ecuadorian Armed Forces against armed groups was authorized.
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Led by Mauro Vieira, Brazil's Foreign Ministry released a statement condemning the attacks and expressing concern about the violence in Ecuador.
*With information from the Sputnik agency