Inside the Pacific’s Criminal Network: How Drug Traffickers Exploit Ecuador’s Fishing Infrastructure

Ecuador · Latin America + Caribbean region

Single-source report, not yet corroborated. <p>The convergence between Mexican cartels and Ecuadorian criminal organizations has evolved from a system of territorial alliances into a more flexible and decentralized transnational logistics network. While Mexican cartels once relied on local groups to move cocaine from the Colombian border to Ecuadorian ports, cooperation increasingly extends along the Eastern Pacific (EPAC) maritime corridor: Ecuadorian [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/inside-the-pacifics-criminal-network-how-drug-traffickers-exploit-ecuadors-fishing-infrastructure/">Inside the Pacific’s Criminal Network: How Drug Traffickers Exploit Ecuador’s Fishing Infrastructure</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dialogo-americas.com">Diálogo Américas</a>.</p>