Inside the locked detention cell, Moreno banged on the bars and roared at those outside.
"I'm Ecuadorian! I'm a registered professional referee with FIFA! You have no authority to arrest me!"
"Hey! I told you, you have no right to arrest me!"
"I demand to contact my embassy! I'm going to file a complaint against you all!"
Moreno kept roaring, but no one paid him any mind.
In the hallway outside the detention cells, Lee Yong-sun, the head of the Daejeon Metropolitan City Police Agency, was in discussion with Derek Xiao.
"Detective Xiao, this is highly irregular. Even with a notice for a joint investigation, you must provide us with a reason. Otherwise, this violates proper procedure," Lee Yong-sun argued firmly.
A little over an hour ago, the FBI had produced a notice for a joint investigation and had the local Daejeon police arrest Moreno at his hotel.
