Authorities in Ecuador have found packages of cocaine in a shipment of bananas bound for Belgium. Authorities in Ecuador have found packages of cocaine in a shipment of bananas bound for Belgium.
By Yury Garcia and Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Huge quantities of seized drugs in Ecuador are presenting the Andean country with an unlikely .
The high quantities of drug seizures in Ecuador have led to a new and unique construction material, cocaine. This comes after the amount of drugs seized in 2021 doubled in the country when compared to the previous year to more than 210 tonnes, mostly cocaine, said Ecuador’s police. The country is also said to be a transit point for gangs to ship cocaine to the United States and Europe. However, since incumbent President Guillermo Lasso came into power two years ago, Ecuador has ramped up its efforts to stop the flow of illicit drugs in and out of the country.
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