Five Ecuadorians arrested in Italy after 40 kilos of cocaine shipped in diplomatic pouch

Posted on February 12, 2012 • Filed under: Crime, Drug Activity, Ecuador, Police/Military Activity, Politics

Five Ecuadoreans were arrested by policemen from the police station Bonola (Milan), accused of introducing 40 kilograms of cocaine in Italy by diplomatic bag, police said.
This is the director and playwright Cristian Loor, Jorge Luis Redrobán, Julio Jesus Manor Toro and Jean Paul Flores, all residents of Milan, who were arrested two weeks ago by the Italian police to the possibility of escape, they said.
The Foreign Minister of Ecuador, Ricardo Patino said yesterday that the bag in Quito in the Andean country passed all drug checks before sending out and made an “intermediate stop in a country” where presumed to be introduced cocaine.
One component of the band, director and playwright Christian Praise, Ministry requested the support to send product samples to Italy to present a play to promote tourism in Ecuador and awareness of the importance of the Galapagos Islands. Read Article

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