Gangs of organized crime in Peru and Ecuador were dismantled with the support of Interpol

In an operation, called Alisuyo, were dismantled two organized crime networks engaged in trafficking of fuel and other objects in Peru and Ecuador. The operation involved police from both countries, reported on Friday the Interpol, in charge of the execution and coordination of the actions.

In the two raids were captured 10 people and seized 27 vehicles, 5 suppliers and more than 38,000 litres of fuel were seized and closed ten points of sale in Peru, representing a total value of $254.000, said Interpol.

The operation, called Alisuyo, destined to fight against gangs called “snakes” by how easy they move between the borders, was carried out between the 1st and 15th of December, after two months of investigations conducted by Peruvian and Ecuadorian authorities.

Interpol said that were made more than 60 interventions with the participation of more than 400 agents to fight organized crime groups who engage in smuggling, piracy and illegal trafficking of goods, evading taxes.

The interventions were carried out in markets, shopping malls and warehouses of cities and border areas allowing them to also seize over 50,000 counterfeit items worth almost $ 2 million, as alcoholic beverages, mobile phones, tobacco, clothing, appliances, agricultural equipment and cement, according to the report by the Interpol.