Two military from the Bolivian Navy and a police officer They were apprehended to provide active protection to the drug trafficker Yasser “Coco” Vásquez and his criminal organization in the department of Beni. According to the Deputy Minister of Internal Regime and Police, Jhonny Aguilera Montecinos, the uniformed not only leaked information about operations, but also facilitated weapons and logistical support to the network dedicated to drug trafficking and sicariate.
Government Minister Roberto Ríos confirmed that the three apprehended They were transferred to Trinidad to give a statement before the Prosecutor’s Commission. “We announce that this investigation is extended against members not only of the Armed Forces, but also of the Police,” he said.
The Deputy Minister of Internal Regime and Police, Jhonny Aguilera Montecinos, identified those involved as the policeman José P. and the noncommissioned officers of the Navy Ovid PB and Gildo Ca
Aguilera explained that, through geolocation work, data analysis and human sources, it was shown that these uniformed “Not only were they leaked information, but participated directly in the provision of weapons and the protection of criminal organizations that operated on the border with Brazil. ”
The vice minister added that under the instruction of President Luis Arce and Minister Roberto Ríos, the Government intensified the operations in Beni, Santa Cruz and El Chapare, which allowed identifying uniformed accomplicesas well as advance in the capture of foreigners linked to murder on commission.
For its part, the Prosecutor’s Office revealed that the track against the three apprehended uniformed arose after the cell analysis of a Brazilian weapon trafficker, where Conversations were found that linked them to the group of hitmen Linked to the organization of “Coco” Vásquez and with the murder of Édgar Dorado Menacho, aka “The boss”, last July in Santa Ana de Yacuma.
Who is ‘Coco’ Vásquez?
The fugitive Yasser “Coco” Vásquez It is considered one of the main hoods of drug trafficking in the country. It is attributed at least 13 murders, in addition to cross -border drug trafficking activities. Although in recent weeks he spread videos denying their participation in these crimes, the authorities maintain national operations to achieve their capture.
