2022-2019 | 2018-2016

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CRIMJUST jointly with RFAI holds side-event at 31st Session of the CCPCJ on Global Challenges
and Strategies in the Prosecution of Transnational Drug Trafficking Cases
18 May 2022 - CRIMJUST jointly with the Network of Anti-Drug Prosecutors
of Ibero-America (RFAI) organized a side event in the margins of the 31st Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention
and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ). The side event “Global challenges and strategies in the prosecution of cases of transnational
drug trafficking”, aimed at promoting the exchange of information between anti-drug prosecutors in the course of joint transnational
investigations.
CRIMJUST holds an Experts Working Group on Best practices for investigation and prosecution
of trafficking drug transnational cases
17-19 May 2022 - CRIMJUST held a meeting with experts on Best practices
for investigation and prosecution of trafficking drug transnational cases with countries belonging to the Network of Anti-Drug
Prosecutors of Ibero-America (RFAI) such as Argentina, Spain, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile; to enhance participants'
ability to deal with drug trafficking and transnational organized crime cases.
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CRIMJUST conducts Ethics and Integrity Workshops in the Dominican Republic, Panama, and Argentina
March - April 2022 - The CRIMJUST Global Programme has carried out three
“Trainings on Ethics and Integrity” in the Dominican Republic, Panama and Argentina for their AIRCOP Joint Airport Interdiction
Task Forces (JAITFs), SEACOP Joint Maritime Control Units, and CCP Port Control Units.
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CRIMJUST holds Regional Investigative Case Forum to tackle Drug Trafficking via General Aviation in Latin America
28 - 29 March 2022 - The UNODC and Interpol held an Investigative Case Forum
in Lima to address the rising use of general aviation to traffic drugs from production areas to Southern Cone countries.
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CRIMJUST organizes the first capacity-building on “Cyber Elements of Drug Trafficking Investigations”
under the framework of its new INL-funded project in West Africa
21-24 March 2022- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) held
a training on “Cyber Elements of Drug Trafficking Investigations”, in Cotonou, Benin for law enforcement officers
from the Republican Police of Benin and from the Gendarmerie of Togo.
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CRIMJUST holds a meeting to support the implementation of Joint Investigation Team in Buenos Aires, Argentina
14 March 2022 - The European Union (EU) funded CRIMJUST Global Programme and
the Ibero-American Network of Anti-Drug Prosecutors (RFAI) facilitated a meeting to support the implementation of a joint
investigation team.
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CRIMJUST holds its Annual Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean in Cartagena, Colombia
1-3 February 2022 - The EU-funded CRIMJUST Global Programme held its Annual
Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean in Cartagena, Colombia, to discuss the programme’s progress as well as to outline
future implementation.
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CRIMJUST and the Ibero-American Network of Anti-Drug Prosecutors hold "Conference on Prosecution Strategies:
Challenges posed by Synthetic Opioids"
20-21 January 2022 - The CRIMJUST Global Programme and the Ibero-American
Network of Anti-Drug Prosecutors (RFAI) facilitated a conference, involving 13 countries across Latin America and Europe,
to discuss the challenges facing criminal justice practitioners in effectively prosecuting and adjudicating synthetic opioids
trafficking.
Story published by the Spanish Prosecution Office here
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CRIMJUST holds side-event to promote integrity in border management
16 December 2021 - During the Conference of the States Partiers to the United
Nations Convention Against Corruption, the CRIMJUST Global Programme hosted a hybrid side event on “Integrity in Border Management”
co-organized with AIRCOP, the European Union and G5 Sahel, to highlight how enhanced institutional integrity and accountability
are paramount to ensure effective border management.
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CRIMJUST - Operation Azure targeting synthetic opioids trafficking in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean results
in 18 arrests and the seizure of over 480 kg of drugs
7 to 8 December 2021 - With a total of 125 illicit drug seizures, “Operation
Azure” saw law enforcement officers from 10 countries intercept illicit drugs and disrupt synthetic opioid trafficking across
Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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CRIMJUST delivers twelve trainings as part of Operation Azure in Bogota, Colombia, to strengthen institutional
capacities against synthetic opioid trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean
4 to 15 October 2021 - The CRIMJUST Global Programme carried out twelve capacity-building
activities in Bogota, Colombia, in partnership with UNODC Forensic Science and Laboratory Section, to law enforcement officials,
forensic experts, prosecutors and judges to Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Dominican Republic, the Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay.
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UNODC launches Operation Azure to prevent synthetic opioid trafficking in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa
17 September 2021 - The growing availability, proliferation, and high potency
of synthetic opioids has blurred the traditional security, health and legal standards used to prosecute and adjudicate drug
trafficking cases. Against this backdrop, the CRIMJUST Global Programme is launching a global operation to help countries
profile and prosecute the diversion and trafficking of synthetic opioids via parcels.
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GIFP programmes CRIMJUST and AIRCOP deliver an inter-regional training on Special Investigative Techniques
22 - 23 June 2021 - The CRIMJUST Global Programme and the AIRCOP Communications
Project, UNODC programmes funded by the European Union under the framework of the Global Illicit Flows Programme, delivered
an online training on the special investigative technique of controlled deliveries for AIRCOP Joint Airport Interdiction Task
Forces (JAITFs) officials and prosecutors from Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Colombia, El Salvador and Costa
Rica, in partnership with the Network of Ibero-American Antidrug Prosecutors (RFAI).
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CRIMJUST and SIMCI deliver flagship technical training to support 19 CRIMJUST beneficiary countries across Africa,
Central America and Brazil strengthen their institutional responses to cocaine trafficking
26 June 2021 - The EU-funded CRIMJUST Global Programme and the Integrated Illicit
Crops Monitoring System (SIMCI) delivered two trainings in June 2021 on cocaine production and trafficking investigations
to some 325 law enforcement officials and prosecutors from 19 countries across Africa, Central America and Brazil to support
countries develop effective institutional responses to illicit drug markets.
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With the support of the European union, UNODC donates narco-testing kits and presents
the course on Asset forfeiture for the FELCN
10 June 2021 - Thanks to funding provided by the European Union in Bolivia,
the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) donated equipeent and delivered a course on Asset Forfeiture to the Special
Force against Drug Trafficking (FELCN), to support the fight against transnational illicit drug trafficking in the Plurinational
State of Bolivia.
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CRIMJUST holds side-event at the 30th session of the CCPCJ to showcase the judicial
outcomes resulting from inter-regional criminal justice cooperation between Bolivia and European counterparts
19 May 2021 - The CRIMJUST Global Programme hosted an online side-event organized
by the European Union, under the framework of the Global Illicit Flows Programme (GIFP), in partnership with the Plurinational
State of Bolivia at the Thirtieth Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Cooperation (CCPCJ) to
launch the release of a manual on transnational criminal justice cooperation as well as to showcase the judicial outcomes
of three Inter-regional Investigative Case Forums, involving Belgium and Bolivia, as well as Spain and Bolivia following significant
seizures of cocaine originating in Bolivia.
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UNODC and CRIMJUST host online training on Inter-regional Cooperation Asset Recovery
10-12 May 2021 - Within the framework of EU funded CRIMJUST Global Programme
and Global Illicit Flows Programme (GIFP), UNODC and RFAI facilitated an online training on Interregional Cooperation on Asset
Recovery, which main objective was to promote transnational cooperation as well as to enhance capacities for undertaking financial
and asset investigations into drug trafficking.
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UNODC CRIMJUST Research Segment presents findings on "The Changing Face of the
Global Cocaine market: Reading the Trends to Respond with Foresight" during side-event at the 64th Session on the Commission
on Narcotic Drugs
14 April 2021 - The UNODC Drug Research Section hosted an online side-event
at the 64th Session on the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, within the EU-funded CRIMJUST Global Programme, to shed light on
recent and current observed developments in the global cocaine market.
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UNODC CRIMJUST and SIMCI launch online version of their technical training to strengthen
institutional responses to drug production and trafficking
22-26 March 2021 – CRIMJUST and UNODC's Integrated System for Monitoring
Illicit Crops (SIMCI) implemented a five-day online training, in daily sessions of two hours, on cocaine production and trafficking
investigations to 73 prosecutors and investigators from Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay.
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UNODC CRIMJUST and the Global Programme on Cybercrime develop series of trainings on
"Cyber Elements of Drug Trafficking"
22-25 March 2021 – The EU-funded CRIMJUST Global Programme, in partnership
with the Global Programme on Cybercrime, jointly implemented an online regional training for 21 investigators and 9 prosecutors
from South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria on "Cyber Elements of Drug Trafficking" to enhance criminal justice practitioners'
capacities to carry out online investigations and to prevent cyber-enabled drug trafficking crimes.
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UNODC CRIMJUST Research Segment organizes first Expert Meeting of Strategic
Analysts on Cocaine Trafficking and Markets
2-3 December 2020 – UNODC Drug Research Section held the first expert meeting on cocaine trafficking
and markets ahead of the release of the Global Cocaine Report.
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CRIMJUST hosts series of meetings for national stakeholders and partners to showcase
2020 achievements and align 2021 priorities
November 2020 – The EU-funded CRIMJUST Global Programme, hosted an onboarding
meeting for newly supported countries on 18 November, and its Annual Meeting 24-25 November to discuss its progress during
2020 and identify its key priorities for the upcoming year.
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UNODC Country Office in Bolivia, under the framework of CRIMJUST, presents E-learning
and B-Learning introductory course on asset forfeiture to national judicial authorities
14-15 October - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), within
the framework of the EU-funded CRIMJUST Global Programme, presented the Introductory Course on Asset Forfeiture, available
in E-learning and B-learning modalities, to the Supreme Court of Justice and the Attorney General Office's of Bolivia
in the city of Sucre.
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CRIMJUST replicates training on controlled deliveries and webinar on synthetic drugs
for Lusophone countries
October 2020 - The CRIMJUST Global Programme, in partnership with the Ibero-Amreican
Network of Anti-Drug Prosecutors (RFAI) and the Network of Anti-Drug Prosecutors of CPLP delivered two online activities for
Lusophone countries, a training on controlled deliveries as well as a webinar on new psychoative substances, synthetic drugs
and precursors.
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CRIMJUST and RFAI facilitate side-event on "Controlled Deliveries: Trans-regional
Criminal Justice Cooperation in Action" during the Conference of the Parties
12 October - During the 10th session of the Conference of Parties, the CRIMJUST
Global Programme and the Ibero-American Network of Anti-Drug Prosecutors hosted a side-event to promote the use of controlled
deliveries as a tool of criminal justice cooperation commemorating the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention against
Transnational Organized Crime.
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CRIMJUST holds training aiming to strengthen capacities of Argentinian prosecutors and law enforcement officials
on proceeds of crime
28 September - 2 October - The CRIMJUST Global Programme held a second online
training on "Strengthening capacities of criminal justice institutions in the recovery of proceeds of crime", in partnership
with the Ibero-American Network of Anti-Drug Prosecutors (RFAI) of AIAMP and the Office of the Public Prosecutor in Argentina..
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CRIMJUST launches a four-part series of webinar on the importance of studying and responsible
to the illicit drug market through a gender lens
23 September - The CRIMJUST Global Programme, funded by the European Union
under the framework of the Global Illicit Flows Programme, held a webinar on "Victims and Participants: women along the
drug supply chain, experiences from Colombia" discussing the role of women in drug production and trafficking.
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CRIMJUST and AIRCOP pool resources together to deliver online training on ethics and integrity for law enforcement
officials in Cabo Verde, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria
19-21 August - The global programmes CRIMJUST and AIRCOP, implemented by the United Nations on Drugs
and Crime (UNODC) and part of the EU-funded Global Illicit Flows Programme, joined efforts to deliver a series of country-specific
trainings on ethics and integrity in law enforcement to AIRCOP Joint Airport Interdiction Task Forces (JAITFs) officials from
West African countries.
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CRIMJUST and RFAI organize webinar on the evolution of the synthetic drugs and opioids markets
19 August - The Global Programme CRIMJUST, in partnership with the Ibero-American Network of Anti-Drug
Prosecutors (RFAI) of the AIAMP, organized a webinar on the evolution of the synthetic drugs and opioids markets to over 450
attendees from 26 different countries from across Central and South America and the European Union via the Microsoft Teams
platform.
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UNODC strengthening of police responses to gender-based violence in Mexico proven to have strong positive impact
July 2020 - The UNODC Liaison and Partnership Office in Mexico, with the support of the Embassy of the
United States of America in Mexico and within the framework of the Global Programme CRIMJUST, began the implementation of
the Program for Strengthening the Security of Groups in Situations of Vulnerability in 2016.
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CRIMJUST, in partnership with the Iberoamerican Network of Anti-Drug Prosecutors, delivers series of online courses
on controlled deliveries
18-21 May - The CRIMJUST Global Programme and the Iberoamerican Network of Antidrug Prosecutors have
band together to deliver four online trainings on controlled deliveries to tackle transnational drug trafficking.
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Dominican Republic, Spain and Panama review the state of the criminal justice cooperation during Inter-Regional
Investigative Forum in Santo Domingo
17-18 February- CRIMJUST organized an Inter-regional Investigative Case Forum in Santo Domingo, bringing
together law enforcement officials and prosecutors from Spain, the Dominican Republic and Panama to review cocaine seizures
and to discuss opportunities to enhance criminal justice cooperation between the three countries.
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CRIMJUST supports follow-up Inter-regional Investigative Forum between Spain and Ecuador
13-14 February- CRIMJUST held an Inter-regional Investigative Case Forum between Spain and Ecuador in
Guayaquil, involving 14 prosecutors and law enforcement officials, to review the current state of their criminal justice cooperation
and to identify opportunities to strengthen their collaboration.
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Fifth CRIMJUST Project Steering Committee and Coordination takes place in Brussels
20 January- Implementation agencies, partners and donors met at the UN House in Brussels, Belgium, to
review CRIMJUST's impact and achievements to date, as well as to coordinate its further implementation.
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CRIMJUST in parternship with UNODC COCOL held an all-female training for Institutional Reinforcement against
Cocaine Production and Trafficking in Colombia
02-06 December - The under-representation of women in criminal justice institutions has a negative impact
on numerous aspects of drug responses. UNODC CRIMJUST, with the support of SIMCI, took this issue head-on by implementing
a capacity building course for female law enforcement officers and prosecutors.
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CRIMJUST supports meeting between focal points from the Network of Prosecutors of the CPLP to discuss drug trafficking
04-06 December - The CRIMJUST programme organized a meeting between prosecutors from the Community of
Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) in Lisbon as part of its efforts to foster inter-regional cooperation among prosecution
agencies.
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CRIMJUST aligns efforts with UNODC Opioids Strategy to hold an Expert Meeting to validate guidelines for judiciary
and forensic experts handling criminal cases involving synthetic opioids
21 November - Under the UNODC Opioids Strategy, the CRIMJUST program organized an expert meeting to
review the guidelines for prosecutors, judges and forensic experts for cases involving synthetic drugs.
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CRIMJUST organizes Investigative Case Forum between the Republic of Ecuador, the Republic of Colombia and the
Kingdom of Belgium
06-07 November - Law enforcement officials and prosecutors from Ecuador, Colombia and Belgium met in
Bogota to discuss current cocaine trafficking trends affecting their respective countries as well as to assess the current
state of their criminal justice cooperation.
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CRIMJUST welcomes investigators and prosecutors from across Africa and Brazil for an Inter-regional Drug Case
Forum
29-30 October - As part of its efforts to strengthen criminal justice cooperation beyond interdiction
activities, CRIMJUST held an Inter-Regional Investigative Drug Case Forum in Accra, Ghana, bringing 31 law enforcement officials
and prosecutors from across Africa, Brazil, Spain and Portugal.
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Law enforcement officials and prosecutors from Bolivia and Belgium meet for the second CRIMJUST Investigative
Drug Case Forum
22-24 October - Law enforcement investigators and prosecutors from Bolivia and Belgium met in Antwerp,
to strengthen cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of transnational drug trafficking cases involving both countries.
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CRIMJUST holds its first Investigative Case Forum between Ecuador and Spain
01-03 October - CRIMJUST held its first Investigative Case Forum between Ecuador and Spain in Madrid,
marking its strategic shift from enhancing national capacities to strengthening criminal investigation and judicial cooperation
along drug trafficking routes.
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CRIMJUST holds Fourth Technical Training for Institutional Reinforcement against Cocaine Production
23-27 September - CRIMJUST held a five-day technical training for law enforcement and judicial officials
from across Latin America and the Caribbean to strengthen institutional understanding of the technical and chemical processes
involved in coca bush cultivation and cocaine manufacturing.
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Cabo Verde, USA and UNODC implement Basic Investigation Techniques Training for Law Enforcement officers in the
island of Sao Vicente
09-13 September - A training on Basic Investigation Techniques, focused on Investigation Methodology
and Interview Techniques, was carried out to strengthen criminal investigation capacities of police and public prosecutors.
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UNODC ROPAN and CRIMJUST hold workshop to combat money laundering in the Dominican Republic
31 July-02 August - UNODC ROPAN, under the framework of CRIMJUST, held a workshop on measures to combat
money laundering and strengthen institutional integrity in the fight against drug trafficking for 30 prosecutors.
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CRIMJUST presents activities at the 2019 Law Enforcement Advisor Meeting in Vienna
26-29 August - CRIMJUST Head of Global Programme, Glen Prichard, and Programme Officer, Daniela Baptista
were among the experts to speak at the 2019 Law Enforcement Meeting in Vienna.
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CRIMJUST holds workshop on asset recovery in Panama
24-25 July - UNODC ROPAN, under the framework of CRIMJUST, held a two-day workshop on asset recovery
in the city of David, Panama, underscoring the importance of depriving organized crime groups of their illicit proceeds.
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CRIMJUST joins regional meeting to discuss key findings of UNODC study on tramadol trafficking
24-25 July - Nigeria and Regional Office for West Africa organized a meeting in Lagos on 24 and 25 July
2019 to discuss the findings of a study on tramadol and other pharmaceutical opioids trafficking in West Africa funded by
the European Union (EU).
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CRIMJUST and Peru join efforts to strengthen national counter-narcotics strategy
23-25 July - UNODC officers from CRIMJUST and the Integrated Illicit Crop Monitoring System Project
(SIMCI) travelled to Peru for a four-day mission to explore potential pathways to further support the country in its efforts
to counter cocaine trafficking.
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UNODC ROPAN and CRIMJUST offer judicial update on criminal justice and prosecution of organized crime in Panama
22-23 July - UNODC ROPAN and CRIMJUST, in collaboration with Project PANZ41 "Consolidation of the
Criminal Procedure Reform in Panama", held a workshop to take stock of the implementation of the accusatory criminal system
in Panama.
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Ghana Detective Training School officially adopts CRIMJUST training program on integrity and ethics
15-17 July - The Detective Training School of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana
Police Service officially adopted the CRIMJUST Training Program on Ethics and Integrity, meaning a two-day module will now
be integrated in each of its training cycles, with a view of strengthening a climate of integrity within the institution.
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CRIMJUST to provide support to Ecuador during post-seizure phases of investigations
12-16 July - In an effort to facilitate cooperation and information exchange between criminal justice
agencies for effective action in drug trafficking cases, the CRIMJUST team met with senior officials from Ecuador, including
prosecutors, government representatives, and Anti-Narcotics Police, in Guayaquil and Quito.
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