Barcelona player arrested involved in the formation of a criminal gang!
Ecuadorean Barcelona player Gabriel Cortez and 18 other people were arrested Friday in a security operation over their alleged involvement in the formation of a criminal gang in the coastal province of Esmeralda bordering Colombia.
Towards midnight, a judicial decision was issued in Ecuador to remand all those arrested by the police, with the exception of a pregnant woman, who will appear periodically before the court, according to a statement issued by the state attorney general's office.
The judicial decision also stipulated a ban on the disposal of property and seizure of assets owned by those involved, who were charged by the Public Prosecutor's Office with an alleged crime related to organized crime and belonging to the "Los Tijurons" gang.
Cortez, the league's top scorer this season, who scored 7 goals in the Barcelona shirt in the first nine rounds of the local championship in Ecuador, was accused by the authorities of issuing orders and receiving information about the victims who were killed by the killers of this gang, according to what was confirmed by the Ecuadorean Minister of the Interior, Patricio Carrillo. , at a press conference.
This is not the first time Cortez has been embroiled in indiscipline, as he was temporarily removed from the ranks of Independiente del Valle in 2017, for insulting a judge.
He was then forced to leave the Brazilian team Botafogo, after he broadcasted live on social networks, while drinking alcoholic drinks with friends.
He was expelled from the national team camp on his first call-up, after escaping from the camp to stay up at night.
In addition to the football player, among the 17 detainees who will be subject to pretrial detention, there are three policemen.
The Ecuadorean authorities accuse the "Los Tijorones" gang of drug smuggling, terrorism, murder, extortion and the illegal trade in weapons and explosives.
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