Soldiers on the street as Ecuador declares war on drug cartels

Hundreds of soldiers patrolled near-deserted streets in Ecuador’s capital Wednesday after the government and drug mafias declared war on each other, leaving residents gripped with fear. The small South American country has been plunged into crisis after years of growing control by transnational cartels who use its ports to ship cocaine to the US and […]

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