Director of the Felcc describes as “small confrontation" to the ambush of armed invaders; 3 police officers remain hospitalized in a clinic

Minimize violence against its uniformed. The director of the Special Force to Fight Crime (Felcc) of Santa Cruz, Colonel Julio César Cossío, described as “small clashes” to the ambush that perpetrated this Monday a group of bullies against a police contingent that guarded the Santagro property, in the province of Guarayos, in the department of Santa Cruz.

The police contingent moved to the private property in the early hours to carry out an inspection together with the workers of the placeat the request of the Prosecutor’s Office, after a week had passed since the first police operation was carried out.

In the vicinity of the property a small confrontation ensues between local community members and police. Faced with this situation, to avoid further confrontations, the police contingent decides to return,” he said.

Marcelo Aguilera, lawyer in charge of the Santagro property, reported that they were at least 150 people, who carrying weapons and sticksthey again invaded the land where the police contingent was located to intercept and brutally attack them.

Cossío reported that to avoid further confrontations with the irregular group that outnumbered them and outweighed them, the policemen decided to return to Santa Cruztaking the Colonia Piraí route to reach the Police Command.

After the troops left the place, because some of them were injured and beaten, the ‘tomatierra’ appropriated an additional 1,800 hectares.

In an overflight carried out this day, the settlement of said people who camped with tents was evidenced, harming the soybean planting.

The director of the Felcc ruled out that it was an ambush and indicated that the respective report is being prepared to send it to the Public Ministry, so that the prosecutor assigned to the case expands the commission of crimes against the aggressors for having beaten the police officers when they were doing their job.

Finally, the police chief pointed out that there are no people arresteddespite the fact that some police officers suffered bruises.

To the Figueroa clinic Five wounded police officers arrived, of which two of them were discharged and three remain hospitalized.

“They are stable, but in pain, they are on medication under the supervision of specialists,” said one of the doctors.