May 6, 2022
Our reporter, Guillermo Galdos, visited the once-peaceful town for Unreported World and spent two weeks with local police, who are now underarmed and outnumbered.
Ecuador has become the new front line in an escalating war on drugs.
And ordinary people are the ones paying the price as the country’s murder rate doubled last year.
Rival drug cartels have taken over Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, in a bid to control lucrative new routes to Europe and the United States.
Our reporter, Guillermo Galdos, visited the once-peaceful town for Unreported World and spent two weeks with local police, who are now underarmed and outnumbered.
Today Krishnan talks to Guillermo about what drove Ecuador to become a major player in this bloody turf war and what can be done to stop it.
Warning: This episode contains content that some may find disturbing.
Source: CGTN
Directed by: Rachel Evans
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