Quito Protection Plan Executes 9,986 Operations in First Month

Ecuador's Quito Protection Plan completed 9,986 police operations in its first month, seizing drugs and weapons.

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The Quito Protection Plan executed 9,986 operations by the National Police in the Metropolitan District of Quito during its first month of execution. ^[1] Christian 'Diablito' Lara, a former Ecuadorian footballer, was briefly detained in the Atahualpa sector of Quito while at a bar during a police operation named 'Pandora'. ^[2] Interior Minister John Reimberg stated on September 1, 2026, that the plan follows directives from President Daniel Noboa Azín. ^[3] More than 800 police officers and military personnel, along with officials from the Internal Revenue Service (SRI) and Migration, participated in the interventions. ^[4] The operation resulted in the seizure of four firearms, 155 liters of illegal liquor, 32 boxes of cigarettes, and seven kilograms of cocaine. ^[5] Christian Lara released a video on September 1 to explain that he had fulfilled the summons and that the detention was due to a misunderstanding. ^[6] Ecuador's Interior Minister John Reimberg confirmed that Lara had been detained and stated that there was a summons related to a previous case that the footballer allegedly failed to attend. ^[7] Lara described the detention as a routine operation and claimed that the matter was resolved with a favorable outcome for him. ^[8]

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The Quito Protection Plan executed 9,986 operations by the National Police in the Metropolitan District of Quito during its first month of execution. · El Universo

Christian 'Diablito' Lara, a former Ecuadorian footballer, was briefly detained in the Atahualpa sector of Quito while at a bar during a police operation named 'Pandora'. · Diario Expreso

Interior Minister John Reimberg stated on September 1, 2026, that the plan follows directives from President Daniel Noboa Azín. · El Universo

More than 800 police officers and military personnel, along with officials from the Internal Revenue Service (SRI) and Migration, participated in the interventions. · El Universo

The operation resulted in the seizure of four firearms, 155 liters of illegal liquor, 32 boxes of cigarettes, and seven kilograms of cocaine. · El Universo

Christian Lara released a video on September 1 to explain that he had fulfilled the summons and that the detention was due to a misunderstanding. · Diario Expreso

Ecuador's Interior Minister John Reimberg confirmed that Lara had been detained and stated that there was a summons related to a previous case that the footballer allegedly failed to attend. · Diario Expreso

Lara described the detention as a routine operation and claimed that the matter was resolved with a favorable outcome for him. · Diario Expreso

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