59. According to the briefing report of the operation, at 16:00 hours, by “order of the Command,” the Office of Interpol of Pichincha executed a search warrant of the warehouse of Mrs. Alba Tinitana, where 200 packets of cocaine were seized. Accordingly, “all suspects involved in the instant case were indiscriminately detained.”21 60. On the same day, the Investigating Officer briefed the Provincial Chief of Police for Drug Enforcement and Interpol of Pichincha about the detention of Messrs. Jorge Eliecer Herrera Espinoza, a Colombian national; Alfonso Jaramillo González, a Colombian national; and Eusebio Domingo Revelles, a Spanish national, who were under investigation for their “possible involvement in international cocaine hydrochloride trafficking activities.”22 He was also briefed on the detention of French national Emmanuel Canno, among other individuals, for “their possible involvement in international cocaine hydrochloride trafficking, as members of an organization in the business of this illegal activity.”23 61. The Investigating Officer reported that the offices of the company IMEXPRODI, managed by Mrs. Tinitana Ludeña, was the subject of a search, because “there exists documentary evidence that leads to the presumption that it is the property of the drug trafficker, now a fugitive from justice, MANUEL AGUDELO,”24 in particular, a letter was found written by Nexi Calderón and Byron Calderón, the children of Mrs. Tinitana, addressed to Mr. Manuel Agudelo, in his capacity as CEO of “IMEXPRODI.”25 It was reported in the police report, among other pieces of evidence, that a letter sent to Mrs. Tinitana on November 4, 1993 by “The Manager” was found at her residence, wherein it states: 1. That the deal conducted with said person was not to his liking because of a lot of things. 2. You were given this deal from one day to another and you accepted it without my authorization. [….]3.- You were asked for a huge advantage, which I don’t like because I do not need any partner but only transportation. It is also mentioned that of about “five” possibly kilos they have a price of 3,000 each one possibly dollars, and that he has problems and ask JORGE whether he can take charge of the whole job [….]. PEOPLE HAVE TO ANSWER TO ME FOR EVERYTHING AND I DON’T WANT PROBLEMS.”26 62. According to the detailed account of the police report describing the evidence collected in the operation, on August 2, 1994, there was found in the warehouse 200 packets of cocaine hydrochloride, a metal box for a van with part of the drugs hidden in it; a plastic tank with a substance in it that smelled like acetone; three planks of particle board where the drugs were found; a white precision scale and a logbook of the people who came into the warehouse.27 21Annex 2. Report submitted to the Provincial Chief for Drug Enforcement and Interpol of Pichincha, July 29 to August 2, 1994. Pages 33-36. Annex 1 to the Report of the Police 134-JEIP-94, Case P1-201-JPEIP-94, August 8, 1994. Anexx to the communication of the State of May 28, de 2004. 22Annex 5. Report submitted to the Provincial Chief for Drug Enforcement and Interpol of Pichincha, August 2, 1994. Page 3336. Annex 1 to the Report of the Police 134-JEIP-94, Case P1-201-JPEIP-94, August 8, 1994. Anexx to the communication of the State of May 28, de 2004. 23Annex 6. Report submitted to the Provincial Chief for Drug Enforcement and Interpol of Pichincha, August 2, 1994. Page 44. Annex 4 to the Report of the Police 134-JEIP-94, Case P1-201-JPEIP-94, August 8, 1994. Anexx to the communication of the State of May 28, de 2004. 24Annex 7. Report submitted to the Provincial Chief for Drug Enforcement and Interpol of Pichincha, August 2, 1994. Page 59. Annex 10 to the Report of the Police 134-JEIP-94, Case P1-201-JPEIP-94, August 8, 1994. Anexx to the communication of the State of May 28, de 2004. 25Annex 8. Report of the Police 134-JEIP-94, Case P1-201-JPEIP-94, August 8, 1994, page 14. 26Annex 8. Report of the Police 134-JEIP-94, Case P1-201-JPEIP-94, August 8, 1994, pages 17-18. Annex to the communication of the State of May 28, de 2004. 27Annex 9. Report to the Provincial Chief of Drug Enforcement and Interpol of Pichincha, August 2, 2++5. Pages 65-66. Annex 17 to the Report of the Police 134-JEIP-94, Case P1-201-JPEIP-94, August 8, 1994. Annex to the communication of the State of May 28, de 2004. 12

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