A citizen was apprehended following the discovery by the military of a plastic case containing USD 53,000 in cash inside the car driving in the Las Palmas inn sector, in the Troncal Amazonica, canton Arosemena Tola, province of Napo. The Ecuadorian Army reported on October 28 that
The Army apprehended a citizen and seized USD 53,000 during an operation in Arosemena Tola, Napo. The source of the money would not have been justified.