Former Colombian Paramilitaries Seek To Control Towns In Ecuador

August 10, 2010

Groups that originated following the disarmament of paramilitaries in Colombia are seeking to take control of Ecuadorean towns along the border in order to expand their drug-trafficking activities, a high-ranking Ecuadorean police commander claimed in an interview published Sunday in Quito.

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For decades, Ecuador was perceived as an exception in a region plagued by drug trafficking, armed violence, and criminal capture of the state. While neighboring countries faced open wars between cartels and state forces, Ecuador seemed to remain on the sidelines of these dynamics. That image began to slowly crack and finally collapsed in January […]

Former Colombian Paramilitaries Seek To Control Towns In Ecuador

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