How drug gangs brought bloodshed to Ecuador

Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, has said his country is ‘at war’ with drug gangs. Armed men stormed a TV station live on air, while prison guards were being held hostage and police officers killed, in a new wave of violence.
The surge of violence promoted the president to issue a decree, designating nearly two dozen gangs as terrorist groups, authorising the military to ‘neutralise’ crime factions. Noboa, who was elected in October, promised to crack down on violent crime and vowed to build new maximum security prisons. This has led to retaliations from drug gangs who have made Ecuador a transit state for cocaine from neighbouring countries. Thousands are fleeing the country as a result.
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[@Mrgreenjeans578]

Praying for peace and safety in this country 🙏

[@GlowingPie]

I'm praying for the people of Ecuador 🙏

[@fuzzyjavi]

The DEA and CIA really did a number on Ecuador.

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

But isn't Ecuador a US ally?

[@fuzzyjavi]

Exactly

[@LigiaElenaCanoRengifo]

My beautiful Ecuador 😢

[@ACWSC303]

True , very true 🥺🥺🤬😡😡😭😭

[@jessicalissettebonafonttix4140]

All this whole chaos is supported by the profitable drug trafficking business. So, don't buy illegal drugs because they're tainted with tears, blood and violence.

[@paulflanagan5395]

NOBODY OR NO PLACE IS SIN FREE

[@Tron66]

It has begun.

[@Fat12219]

It is big money 💰

[@MrMarkhall1]

I thought gangs were bad in the Uk, this is real bad.

[@alejandroz5730]

Let's talk also about how two presidents ago, Rafael Correa close down the US military base in Manta and refused support from the DEA. These two organizations assisted Ecuador in drug enforcement yet the president ended this cooperation without having the infrastructure necessary to push back against organized crime.

[@Neo-Reloaded]

Not a big problem. Ecuador is a small country with a small population. There's a movie where a drug trafficker bought Ecuador for vacation.

[@snowbind]

Oh, that's alright then.

[@AmbushRL.]

@@snowbind It actually is a very big problem. Violence in Ecuador can lead to the instability of its neighbors.

[@snowbind]

@@AmbushRL. Hi friend, I completely agree. I was being sarcastic in response to @javeriandes response

[@alvapazz]

I can tell you here in Ecuador we have a war against poor people not cartels