During the holiday for May 24, Battle of Pichicha, in the province of Loja, 44% hotel occupancy was recorded, which reflects an increase of 10% in reference to the record for the year 2023, reported Paúl Aguilar Sotomayor, governor of the province of Loja, during the press conference. The data corresponds to the information registered by the Ministry of Tourism.
Aguilar Sotomayor also highlighted the work of the General Police Administration, Police stations and political positions in the territory. Among the results, there are 923 operations, 1,135 premises intervened, five premises closed: two wholesale beverage warehouses, a liquor store in Loja, a nightclub in Calvas and a tolerance center in Quilanga. 672 controlled public spaces, 109 libador sweeps, 80 products retained, 51 public events authorized and controlled.
Likewise, price and fuel control was strengthened; with 336 operations in supply centers, stores and businesses; 53 operations at service stations and liquefied petroleum gas depots. Together with the National Police, 40 operations were carried out on road axes, and with the Armed Forces, six operations were carried out to control weapons, ammunition and explosives (CAMEX).
National Police, in execution of operation “May 24”, carried out 253 ordinary operations and 12 extraordinary ones that resulted in: 13 people arrested for crimes such as assaults, possession of substances subject to control, vehicle theft, among others; five weapons seized, 180 cartridges, recovery of motorcycles and cars.
On the part of the Armed Forces, military operations continued in access to cities, CAMEX operations, control of border crossings, and protection of the Deprivation of Liberty Center, among others.
In reference to the Loja canton, Santiago Guachizaca, director of the Cantonal Citizen Security Council, detailed the municipal management: eight operations to control public spaces, three liquor stores closed, one store closed, 30 notifications within the framework of ordinance 0024-2020, consumption, sale and distribution of liquor in public spaces. In traffic matters, 120 civil agents, seven patrol cars, and eight motorcycles were activated. 349 citations were issued and five people were arrested for driving while intoxicated. (YO)