Ione wells sent this report from the capital, quito. Ecuador s capital, quito, is bursting with life. But among the songs and smiles, clues that this is now the continents most violent country. The bloodshed at this Youth Centre is just a sport. But on the streets, many young people are losing their lives at the hands of violent drug cartels. Carmens brother was killed by a Gang Member who wanted money when he wasjust 19. Translation the gang i threatened us at our house, throwing stones at us because the murder occurred next to my son. They said if the Gang Member goes to the prison, my son would be the next person to die. I think militarising the country is not the solution. Instead of investing that, they should invest in the youth. A Cocaine Dealer known as El Gato illustrates her point. Translation | started selling and smoking when i was 14 years old. We went through financial problems
Scenes back injanuary, when a Tv Station in ecuador was taken over by masked gunmen during a live broadcast. At the same time, powerful Drug Cartels set off explosions in several cities and there was widespread rioting inside ecuador s prisons. Well now, in a referendum, Ecuadoreans Have voted in favour of letting troops patrol the streets to bolster security after a surge in gang violence. Our South America Correspondent Ione Wells sent this report from the capital, quito. Ecuador s capital, quito, is bursting with life. But among the songs and smiles, clues that this is now the continents most violent country. The bloodshed at this Youth Centre is just a sport. But on the streets, many young people are losing their lives at the hands of violent Drug Cartels. Carmens brother was killed by a Gang Member who wanted money when he wasjust 19. Translation the gang threatened us i at our House Throwing Stones at us
Carmens brother was killed by a Gang Member who wanted money when he wasjust 19. Translation the gang i threatened us at our house, throwing stones at us because the murder occurred next to my son. They said if the Gang Member goes to the prison, my son would be the next person to die. I think militarising the country is not the solution. Instead of investing that, they should invest in the youth. A Cocaine Dealer known as El Gato illustrates her point. Translation | started selling and smoking when i was 14 years old. We went through financial problems. My mother was always working and never there for me. I was alone in the house, crying and screaming for my mum. Then i met my friends bad friends who introduced me to drugs. I believe that the countrys economic crisis is what led to so much crime
Allowing the military to patrol the streets, and the imposition of harsher jail sentences. The country now has the highest Murder Rate in Latin America as the influence of powerful Drug Cartels has grown. Ione wells sent this report from the capital, quito. Ecuador s capital, quito, is bursting with life. But among the songs and smiles, clues that this is now the continents most violent country. The bloodshed at this Youth Centre is just a sport. But on the streets, many young people are losing their lives at the hands of violent Drug Cartels. Carmens brother was killed by a Gang Member who wanted money when he wasjust 19. Translation the gang i threatened us at our house, throwing stones at us because the murder occurred next to my son. They said if the Gang Member goes to the prison, my son would be the next person to die. I think militarising the country is not the solution. Instead of investing that, they should invest in the youth