Ecuador

Cocaine seized in Antwerp, Belgium

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Belgian Cocaine Seizure Highlights Ecuador’s Role in Transatlantic Market

by Edward Fox 15 Oct 201224 Apr 2023

Cocaine seized by Ecuadorian authorities in 2012

Ecuador: Battleground Between Mexican and Colombian Cartels?

by Edward Fox 28 Sep 201224 Apr 2023

A soldier in Huaquillas, Ecuador holds up a rifle seized in June 2012

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Mapping Gun Smuggling Routes in Ecuador

by Geoffrey Ramsey 17 Sep 201224 Apr 2023

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Arrest of FARC Gunrunner Points to Ecuador’s Illicit Arms Trade

by Geoffrey Ramsey 31 Aug 201224 Apr 2023

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Ecuador Seizes ‘FARC’ Arms Shipment on Peru Border

by Michael Kane 8 Aug 201224 Apr 2023

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Ecuador Captures Suspected Russian Drug Trafficker

by Edward Fox 8 Aug 201224 Apr 2023

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FARC Smuggle Explosives into Cities via Ecuador Border: Police

by Michael Kane 19 Jul 201224 Apr 2023

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Ecuador Identifies Illegal Crossings on Colombia Border

by Michael Kane 19 Jul 201224 Apr 2023

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‘Colombian Gangs Use Illegal Gold Mining in Ecuador to Launder Cash’

by Hannah Stone 19 Jul 201224 Apr 2023

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Ecuador’s Drug Seizures Point to Growing Domestic Drug Market

by Edward Fox 29 May 201224 Apr 2023

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Mexican ‘Narco-Plane’ Crashes in Ecuador

by Edward Fox 15 May 201224 Apr 2023

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Ecuador Arrests Alleged Leader of FARC’s 48th Front

by Edward Fox 8 May 201224 Apr 2023

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