About 500 archaeological pieces, which are currently being studied by the National Institute of Cultural Heritage to determine if they are original. They were confiscated on August 7 by the Specialized Unit for the Investigation of Crimes Against Cultural Heritage of the National Police.
The 469 pieces were found in an apartment in the FAE citadel, north of Guayaquil. It is suspected that the property was used as a warehouse to store the pieces.
Among the pieces, there are ceramic, stone and bone objects of various shapes and characteristics similar to those recorded in the different cultural phases of the aboriginal groups of Ecuadorian territory. In addition, 16 metal objects with characteristics of ancestral cultures and 14 paintings were seized. All the objects will be analyzed by INPC technicians who will issue a statement of authenticity in the coming days.Col. Guillermo Balarezo explained that once the information was gathered, the operation was carried out in a small apartment located in the FAE citadel, in compliance with the search warrant issued by the Judge of the Judicial Unit of Criminal Guarantees, with Jurisdiction in Flagrant Crimes of Guayaquil, Attorney, Gonzalo Merizalde Nicola.
He stated that the Specialized Prosecutor for Transnational and International Organized Crime, Attorney Peter Jácome Aristega, accompanied the legal search warrant to the Personnel of the Specialized Unit for the Investigation of Crimes Against Cultural Heritage of the National Police, Criminalistics and the Special Operations Group (GOE), who formed the police team to recover the pieces, establish the evidence and provide security.
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