A/HRC/45/CRP.11 for drug trafficking offences.1965 Residents denounced abuses by security forces, claiming that women trying to defend their families were mistreated, and personal belongings were stolen.1966 1107. A fourth OLP was carried out on 23 September at “Las Pulgas” (flea) market, Chiquinquirá parish, municipality of Maracaibo. Major General Urbano confirmed that 1,500 troops, FANB officials, security and intelligence corps were deployed. He also stated that the OLP had been “directed by our commander in chief and our strategic operational commander of the armed forces [...]. We have carried out a synchronized, organized and very well executed operation” that resulted in the arrest of 80 people.1967 Local media also reported the seizure of 35 tons of food1968 and the demolition of 50 tarantines (artisan shops) in the central part of the city. There were no reports of deaths.1969 The OLP in Santa Rosa de Agua 1108. One of the officers who participated in the operation revealed to national authorities that the OLP was planned and prepared the previous day, 13 September 2015, in the GNB Regional Command Three headquarters. The planning meeting was attended by the commander of the GNB; the director of the CPBEZ; the head of the National Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Command (CONAS); the commander of the Coast Guard and the CICPC. 1970 1109. This source also revealed that CPBEZ police officers were summoned on 14 September 2015 at 1 a.m. to the Directorate of Intelligence and Preventive Strategy (DIEP) headquarters of Zulia State Police. At 3 a.m., the GNB sealed off the area in which the OLP was about to be implemented.1971 Planning command for the operation was in the CPBEZ Directorate in Los Patrulleros sector.1972 1110. The OLP was carried out in accordance with operation orders no. 256-15 and no. 25715 dated 13 and 14 September 2015.1973 The order was implemented between 3 to 7 a.m. at different points of the city. Six hundred and ten agents from three different security bodies took part: CPBEZ, in particular from the West Maracaibo Department and DIEP, GNB (including CONAS) and CICPC.1974 According to some sources, SEBIN officers also participated, although this has not been confirmed.1975 The CPBEZ component was commanded by Major General Carlos Sánchez Vargas, CPBEZ director since 2015.1976 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 218 CPBEZ GBZ, Comisión mixta dio de baja a cinco miembros de la banda “Los Chatarreros”, 15 September 2015, available at: https://www.facebook.com/cpbez.gbz/photos/a.859986000738461/957646460972414/?type=3. Diario La Verdad, Denuncian abusos en OLP en Santa Rosa de Agua, 14 September 2015, available at: http://www.laverdad.com/sucesos/82817-denuncian-abu-sos-en-olp-de-santa-rosa-de-agua.html. Statement by Major General Tito Urbano, OLP despliega más de 1500 efectivos en el estado Zulia, minutes 0:02 and 0:44, 23 September 2015, available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0AuZSpV-MY. Notiactual, Madrugan con OLP en las Pulgas y la Avenida Libertador de Maracaibo, 23 September 2015, https://www.notiactual.com/madrugan-con-olp-en-las-pulgas-y-la-avenida-libertador-demaracaibo-fotos/. Diario Panorama, OLP en Las Pulgas incautó 30 toneladas de alimentos y detuvo a 80 personas, 23 September 2015, article on file with the Mission. Document C4FF03 on file with the Mission. Document C4FF03 on file with the Mission. Ibid. Document C4FF03 on file with the Mission. CPBEZ GBZ, Comisión mixta dio de baja a cinco miembros de la banda “Los Chatarreros”, 15 September 2015, available at: https://www.facebook.com/cpbez.gbz/photos/a.859986000738461/957646460972414/?type=3. Comisión para los derechos humanos del Zulia (CODHEZ), Lo que fue la Operación Liberación y Protección del Pueblo en Santa Rosa de Agua en Maracaibo, 4 October 2015, available at: https://codhez.wordpress.com/2015/10/04/lo-que-fue-la-operacion-liberacion-y-proteccion-delpueblo-en-santa-rosa-de-agua-en-maracaibo-edo-zulia/. The decision to put a military in charge of the Zulia Police was taken after a corruption scandal involving police officers in Maracaibo.

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