2024-01-19 19:38:49
The family and other close friends of Adolfo «Fito» Macías Villamarthe dangerous drug lord who is in the sights of the Ecuadorian authorities, were expelled on Friday to their country after being found in an exclusive private neighborhood in the Argentine province of Córdoba where they sought refuge.
Inda Mariela Peñarrieta Tuarez, the wife of the leader of the criminal gang Los Chonerosand the three children of both were transferred during the early morning on a flight to Guayaquil after being intercepted in their home located near the city of Córdoba.
Penarrieta Tuarez He has two judicial processes open in Ecuador. Her children were identified as Michelle Macías Peñarrieta, 21 years old; Ilse María Macías Peñarrieta, 12, and Lian Sejam Macías Peñarrieta, four.
Four other people close to the drug lord whose identities were not provided by the authorities They were also deported in the same Argentine Air Force flight.
The Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrichsaid in a press conference that “the plane is already landed within the framework of a high-precision and quality operation and that it is a national pride.”
“We are proud that Argentina is a hostile territory for a drug gang “that could come to settle,” said the minister.
While the authorities held the press conference, They showed the arrival of the plane live to Guayaquil and the descent of those expelled, who were received by Ecuadorian agents at the foot of the aircraft.
Macías’ family arrived in the country three days before his escape in Ecuador
Argentina received an alert from the Ecuadorian authorities that “Fito’s” family was hiding in the province of Córdoba, which generated a joint research between national and provincial authorities.
Bullrich said that “There was prior planning for this family to settle» in the country, since in November they bought the house where they were detected. Then they arrived on Argentine soil on January 5, three days before “Fito” disappeared from prison in Ecuador.
«Los drug dealers always do the same thing; “They are looking for a safe place for their families… they bought a house, they had no problems and they found out that this is not the case,” said the minister.
According to the minister, the operation “completed in record time”since the interception of the group of Ecuadorians was on Thursday night and the expulsion from the country took place in the early hours of Friday.
Bullrich, who was accompanied by other government officials, stated that the Immigration authorities “had no reason to intercept” the Ecuadorians upon their arrival in Argentina in January because there was no prior warning of their imminent arrival.
Prior to his expulsion, The Argentine government decided to cancel the temporary residence in the country to all those close to the drug lord.
Macías’ ties and his wife’s causes
He leader of Los Chonerosthe largest and most violent criminal gang in the country, disappeared from Guayaquil prison a few weeks ago y After his escape, an escalation of violence began in Ecuador, which is in “internal armed conflict”, as the government has decreed. TO Macias are attributed ties to the Mexican Sinaloa cartel.
The legal proceedings his wife faces are for alleged unjustified private enrichment and for organized crime. That last one was under the investigation of César Suárez, the prosecutor shot down in Guayaquil this week.
In a video provided by the Ministry of Security you can see the moment when the federal police make the group of Ecuadorians board an Air Force plane at night. Also Minister Bullrich observing the moment of takeoff of the aircraft at an airport in the capital.
“He message that we want to give to the world is that this government is determined to protect Argentines and show the world that Argentina is not going to be a den of criminals or criminals’ relatives,” said the Minister of the Interior, Guillermo Francos, who was part of the team of officials that gave details of the procedure.
Francos noted that “those who come in these conditions will be expelled as soon as they are detected.”
With information from AP.-
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