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Ecuador 'at war' with drug gangs amid unprecedented violence

January 11, 2024

Ecuador's president Daniel Noboa has declared that the nation is at war with armed drug gangs during an unprecedented wave of violence. It began after a notorious gang leader disappeared from prison, sparking riots, gun battles and kidnappings.

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