Crime Shifts to Ecuador's Interior, Turning Quiet Cities Violent

Drug trafficking is transforming the Los Ríos and El Oro regions of Ecuador into zones plagued by homicides, kidnappings, and extortion, as crime moves from coastal areas inland.

3 Mar, 11:14 — 3 Mar, 11:14

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Crime is shifting from the coasts to the interior of Ecuador, turning quiet cities into hotbeds of violence

Drug trafficking is transforming the Los Ríos and El Oro regions into zones of homicides, kidnappings, and extortion

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Crime Shifts to Ecuador's Interior, Turning Quiet Cities Violent

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Crime is shifting from the coasts to the interior of Ecuador, turning quiet cities into hotbeds of violence

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