Ecuador security forces conduct raids as prison guards remain hostage, President declares emergency
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador security forces conduct raids as prison guards remain hostage, President declares emergency

India TV News  

Ecuador security forces conduct raids as prison guards remain hostage, President declares emergency Noboa has declared a 60-day state of emergency, sending the military onto the streets and naming 22 gangs as terrorist groups, and said on Wednesday that US aid was expected within days. Noboa has declared a 60-day state of emergency, sending the military onto the streets and naming 22 gangs as terrorist groups, and said on Wednesday that U.S. aid was expected within days. Videos purporting to show prison staff being subjected to extreme violence, including shooting and hanging, have circulated on social media, although armed forces commander Rear Admiral Jaime Vela said on Wednesday no hostage had been killed. Vela said on Wednesday that 329 people, mostly from gangs including Los Choneros, Los Lobos and Los Tiguerones, had been detained since the president declared a state of emergency on Monday.

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Ecuadorian president offers carte blanche to police and military after attack kills 22 in Guayaquil
1 week, 5 days ago

Ecuadorian president offers carte blanche to police and military after attack kills 22 in Guayaquil

CNN  

CNN — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has granted preemptive pardons for police and military personnel responding to an armed attack that killed at least 22 in the southern city of Guayaquil yesterday. “Defend the country, I will defend you.” It’s not the first time the increasingly hardline Noboa has offered pardons to security officers fighting crime in Ecuador, even before …

80 killed, 3 officials kidnapped in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail
1 month, 3 weeks ago

80 killed, 3 officials kidnapped in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail

Live Mint  

More than 80 people have been killed, and three officials kidnapped in northeast Colombia after failed peace talks with the National Liberation Army. The attack comes after Colombia suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army. Boys, girls, young people, teenagers, entire families are showing up with nothing, riding trucks, dump trucks, motorcycles, whatever they can, on foot, to avoid …

At least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador’s largest prison
4 months ago

At least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador’s largest prison

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — A fight among inmates in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison left 15 dead and 14 wounded, authorities said Tuesday, in the bloodiest prison episode faced by President Daniel Noboa’s government. The latest violence underscores the ongoing challenges faced by the Noboa administration in addressing the country’s severe prison crisis. The mass killing is bound to agitate …

Ecuador rights abuses under state of 'armed conflict': HRW
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ecuador rights abuses under state of 'armed conflict': HRW

Hindustan Times  

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa to reverse his declaration of a state of "internal armed conflict" in the gang-violence torn country, saying it had opened the door to rights abuses. Ecuador rights abuses under state of 'armed conflict': HRW Despite Noboa's efforts to reduce violence blamed on an escalating war between rival gangs, the security …

Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included
11 months, 1 week ago

Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — While world leaders have expressed shock and bewilderment over Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s decision to raid Mexico’s embassy last Friday, the extraordinarily unusual move — and Noboa’s relative silence about it — is unlikely to hurt him with his constituents. “ a very powerful image boost.” Police attempt to break into the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador, …

Gunmen in Ecuador kill 8, injure 8 others in attack in coastal city of Guayaquil as violence surges
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunmen in Ecuador kill 8, injure 8 others in attack in coastal city of Guayaquil as violence surges

The Independent  

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Ecuador: 5 tourists kidnapped, killed by 'rival gangsters'
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador: 5 tourists kidnapped, killed by 'rival gangsters'

Firstpost  

Six adults and a child were abducted on Friday when about 20 attackers broke into a hotel in the southern Ecuadorian beach town of Ayampe, according to local police chief Richard Vaca The assailants "apparently mistook them for adversaries" from a rival drug gang, said Vaca.President Daniel Noboa said one person has been arrested so far in the case and …

Ecuador: Under Fire
1 year, 1 month ago

Ecuador: Under Fire

Al Jazeera  

People & Power investigates the causes of Ecuador’s deepening violence. The dramatic takeover of a public TV station by masked gunmen and prison riots in January 2024 shocked a country already struggling with historically high crime and murder rates. The violence during the last election campaign, including the killing of a presidential candidate, made headlines around the world. Following the …

No ‘clear way out’: How Ecuador descended into gang violence
1 year, 1 month ago

No ‘clear way out’: How Ecuador descended into gang violence

Al Jazeera  

Experts trace the root causes of Ecuador’s spiralling violence, as President Daniel Noboa leads a crackdown on gangs. “Ecuador is a small country in a violent neighbourhood, and it’s become a key part of global narco-trafficking networks,” said Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, a US-based think tank. As Ecuador’s prominence in …

Ecuador: As terror grips the streets, even the armed forces live in fear
1 year, 1 month ago

Ecuador: As terror grips the streets, even the armed forces live in fear

CNN  

Guayaquil, Ecuador CNN — Camille Gamarra and Diego Gallardo sat in their living room and watched as armed gunmen stormed a local television news studio, taking anchors and staff hostage during the live broadcast. Noboa, who had only been inaugurated two months earlier, declared an “internal armed conflict” in the country and ordered Ecuador’s armed forces to “neutralize” the members …

Argentina arrests, deports family of Ecuador’s most-wanted fugitive
1 year, 1 month ago

Argentina arrests, deports family of Ecuador’s most-wanted fugitive

Al Jazeera  

Drug boss Jose Adolfo Macias is at large after escaping from an Ecuadorean prison, triggering wave of gang violence. The wife and children of Ecuador’s most-wanted fugitive, drug kingpin Jose Adolfo Macias, were arrested in Argentina and have been deported to Ecuador. The Los Choneros gang leader, known as “Fito”, escaped from a prison in the port city of Guayaquil …

Ecuadorian prosecutor investigating TV studio attack shot dead
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuadorian prosecutor investigating TV studio attack shot dead

Firstpost  

In a brutal intensification of the ongoing “war” between the government and criminal organizations, the prosecutor looking into a spectacular armed assault by gangsters on live television was shot and killed on Wednesday, according to officials. The government last week declared war on powerful drug gangs, who in turn threatened to execute civilians and security forces and carried out a …

Ecuador jails back in control of the government days after inmates held 200 officials as hostages
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador jails back in control of the government days after inmates held 200 officials as hostages

Firstpost  

Ecuador’s security forces reclaimed control of several prisons that had fallen into the hands of gang members on Sunday, after securing the release of more than 200 officials who had been held hostage inside. Following the dangerous drug lord’s prison escape, the government and powerful narco gangs declared an all-out war on one another, sparking the nation’s long-brewing security crisis. …

41 Hostage Prison Workers Are Freed in Ecuador
1 year, 2 months ago

41 Hostage Prison Workers Are Freed in Ecuador

News 18  

More than 40 Ecuador prison officials taken hostage by inmates have been freed, the prisons authority said Saturday, as the country grapples with a brutal campaign of gang terror. The 24 guards and 17 administrative employees “were released,” the SNAI prisons authority said without providing details, while 133 guards and three employees continue to be held hostage. The guards and …

Ecuador prison staff held hostage by inmates all freed
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador prison staff held hostage by inmates all freed

Al Jazeera  

Prison authorities say 158 guards and 20 administrative staffers were held by inmates in at least seven prisons. “Security protocols and the joint work of the police and the national army enabled the release of all the hostages who were being held in various prisons across the country,” SNAI prison authorities said in a statement on the social media platform …

The violence of the drug trade has arrived in what were once Latin America's safest countries
1 year, 2 months ago

The violence of the drug trade has arrived in what were once Latin America's safest countries

ABC  

On Tuesday afternoon, viewers of El Noticiero, one of Ecuador's most popular TV news programs, were greeted with an alarming sight. Key points: Ecuador's president has declared war on the country's drug gangs, after the leader of Los Choneros escaped from prison Gang members have staged riots in response, holding prison guards hostage and storming a TV studio during a …

A Spike in Violence Rattles Ecuador as Nightclub Arson Kills 2 and False Bomb Sparks Evacuation
1 year, 2 months ago

A Spike in Violence Rattles Ecuador as Nightclub Arson Kills 2 and False Bomb Sparks Evacuation

News 18  

A fake bomb threat rattled the capital of Ecuador on Thursday, sparking the mobilization of an anti-explosives unit to a bustling area, while authorities in a city west of Quito responded to a nightclub arson that killed two people as the South American country staggers under a spike in violence. Police said they were forced to evacuate people from Playón …

Drug cartel declares war on the government in Ecuador
1 year, 2 months ago

Drug cartel declares war on the government in Ecuador

Op India  

In Ecuador, several hundred soldiers patrolled the capital Quito, where residents were traumatised as an upsurge in violence shook the entire nation. President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency for 60 days and a night curfew on 8th January, but the gangs responded by declaring “war” and threatening to kill civilians and security forces. Just over two months after …

Ecuador Is 'In State of War' Against Cartels, President Daniel Noboa Says
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador Is 'In State of War' Against Cartels, President Daniel Noboa Says

News 18  

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa said Wednesday the country was in “a state of war” against drug cartels who have carried out a wave of kidnappings and deadly attacks in response to government crackdown. The latest crisis began when authorities on Monday reported the prison escape of one of the country’s most powerful narco bosses, Jose Adolfo Macias, known by the …

One of Ecuador’s most notorious gang leaders went missing from prison. What we know
1 year, 2 months ago

One of Ecuador’s most notorious gang leaders went missing from prison. What we know

LA Times  

José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of Los Choneros, one of the Ecuadorean gangs considered responsible for a spike in car bombings, kidnappings and slayings, was discovered missing from the prison cell where he was serving a sentence for drug trafficking. It also led President Daniel Noboa to declare that the country had an “armed internal conflict.” Macías, who is known …

Ecuador ‘in state of war’ against drug cartels’ terror campaign
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador ‘in state of war’ against drug cartels’ terror campaign

Al Jazeera  

With city streets largely deserted apart from a massive military deployment, Ecuador found itself in a “state of war” as drug cartels waged a brutal campaign of kidnappings and attacks in response to a government crackdown. The latest outburst of violence was sparked by the discovery on Sunday of the prison escape of one of the country’s most powerful narco …

Fito: The ‘most wanted’ drugs cartel kingpin who plunged Ecuador into national emergency
1 year, 2 months ago

Fito: The ‘most wanted’ drugs cartel kingpin who plunged Ecuador into national emergency

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A drug ganglord who …

Ecuador President orders gangs 'neutralised' after gunmen storm TV studio
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador President orders gangs 'neutralised' after gunmen storm TV studio

The Hindu  

Ecuador's President gave orders on Tuesday to "neutralise" criminal gangs after gunmen stormed and opened fire in a TV studio, as bandits threatened random executions on a second day of terror in the country. After the escape of Jose Adolfo Macias, aka "Fito" — leader of Ecuador's biggest gang Los Choneros — Mr. Noboa on Monday declared a nationwide state …

Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Schools and stores sat shuttered, many people stayed home and soldiers roamed the streets of Ecuador’s biggest cities Wednesday, the day after armed men invaded a television station’s live afternoon newscast and the president told the security forces to wipe out the drug gangs terrorizing the country. Humberto Poggi del Salto, 50, a businessman in Guayaquil, urged …

Armed attack during live broadcast at Ecuadorian TV station. What’s behind the spiraling violence?
1 year, 2 months ago

Armed attack during live broadcast at Ecuadorian TV station. What’s behind the spiraling violence?

Associated Press  

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — A group of armed, masked men in Ecuador launched an audacious attack on a television station during a live broadcast and so revealed the country’s spiraling violence in the wake of an apparent recent prison escape. According to authorities, disputes between gangs inside the prisons prompted the death in December of 2020 of a Los Choneros leader, …

Armed attack during live broadcast at Ecuadorian TV station. What's behind the spiraling violence?
1 year, 2 months ago

Armed attack during live broadcast at Ecuadorian TV station. What's behind the spiraling violence?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A group of armed, masked …

From prison riots to gunmen storming TV broadcast, why Ecuador is witnessing mass violence
1 year, 2 months ago

From prison riots to gunmen storming TV broadcast, why Ecuador is witnessing mass violence

Firstpost  

Ecuador, situated between Colombia and Peru and long considered to be a peaceful nation, is facing perhaps its biggest security crisis. Storming a TV station On Tuesday, armed men wearing balaclavas burst into the studio of a public television station, TC Televisión network, in Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, at about 2pm local time. Source: Reuters https://t.co/IGnYI9FmGf pic.twitter.com/xeGcOjNdHB — Mario Nawfal …

Ecuador president declares ‘war’ with criminal gangs amid soaring violence
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador president declares ‘war’ with criminal gangs amid soaring violence

Al Jazeera  

City streets deserted after gangs take prison staff hostage, set off explosions and briefly seize a TV station live on air. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa says his country is “at war” after drug gangs took more than 130 prison guards and other staff hostage and briefly captured a TV station during a live broadcast. “We are at war, and we …

Ecuador’s narco gang violence: A timeline of the recent crisis
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador’s narco gang violence: A timeline of the recent crisis

Al Jazeera  

Long seen as stable in a region wracked with drug-related crime, Ecuador is now seeing brazen attacks that have shocked many. Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of emergency after at least 10 people were killed in a series of bold attacks in the past several days, as the South American country grapples with record gang-related violence. Before …

Ten killed, gangs unleash terror as Ecuador declares state of emergency
1 year, 2 months ago

Ten killed, gangs unleash terror as Ecuador declares state of emergency

Al Jazeera  

Gunmen storm TV station during live broadcast, more than 20 violent incidents reported as country lurches into crisis. At least 10 people have been killed in Ecuador in a series of attacks blamed on armed gangs, as the country plunges into chaos in what the new president has called an “internal armed conflict”. President Daniel Noboa, 36, declared a 60-day …

No one hurt, 13 arrested after armed men storm Ecuadorean TV studio during live broadcast
1 year, 2 months ago

No one hurt, 13 arrested after armed men storm Ecuadorean TV studio during live broadcast

LA Times  

A masked armed man stands over journalists during a live broadcast from a TV studio in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Tuesday. “This is a turning point,” said Will Freeman, a political analyst at the Council on Foreign Relations, adding that while gangs in Ecuador assassinated presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio and set off car bombs in front of government buildings, Tuesday’s events …

Ecuador: Masked gunmen interrupt live TV broadcast as violence rages across country | WATCH
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador: Masked gunmen interrupt live TV broadcast as violence rages across country | WATCH

India TV News  

Masked men carrying guns and explosives on Tuesday interrupted a live broadcast by Ecuadorian television channel TC as the country is rocked by several instances of violence after President Daniel Noboa issued a 60-day state of emergency. However, the Ecuadorian national police said it was evacuating the channel's studio in Guayaquil, verifying the condition of the staff and "reestablishing order". …

Ecuadorian TV studio taken over by gunmen after drug lord Adolfo Macías escapes jail
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuadorian TV studio taken over by gunmen after drug lord Adolfo Macías escapes jail

ABC  

Gunmen have stormed the set of a public television studio in Ecuador a day after the nation's president imposed a state of emergency in the wake of a powerful drug lord's prison break. Key points: A series of attacks around the country saw at least seven police officers abducted The leader of the Los Choneros gang, Adolfo Macias, was discovered …

A new wave of violence sweeps across Ecuador after a gang leader's apparent escape from prison
1 year, 2 months ago

A new wave of violence sweeps across Ecuador after a gang leader's apparent escape from prison

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ecuador was rocked by a …

Armed gang storms Ecuador TV studio after state of emergency declared
1 year, 2 months ago

Armed gang storms Ecuador TV studio after state of emergency declared

Al Jazeera  

A live broadcast by Ecuadorean television station TC was interrupted by a group of armed people who forced staff to lie and sit on the floor, as shots and yelling were heard. The country’s president has declared 22 gangs as terrorist organisations and said that the country is in a state of “internal armed conflict”. “Extremely concerned by today’s violence …

Ecuador declares state of emergency, curfew after druglord escapes prison
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador declares state of emergency, curfew after druglord escapes prison

Al Jazeera  

Police promise to find notorious gang leader known as Fito, who escaped from a maximum-security jail over the weekend. Ecuador has declared a state of emergency after an “extremely dangerous” druglord escaped from maximum-security detention and unrest broke out at several prisons in the violence-plagued country. President Daniel Noboa, in office since November, announced a 60-day mobilisation of soldiers in …

Ecuador in state of emergency after drug boss’s prison break
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador in state of emergency after drug boss’s prison break

The Telegraph  

A notorious trafficking kingpin linked to the escalating drug gang war in Ecuador has broken out of prison, triggering a state of emergency and a wave of violence. Authorities in the once relatively peaceful South American country launched one of the biggest manhunts in its history after José Adolfo Macias Villamar, known as “Fito,” escaped in the port city of …

Ecuador under state of emergency after drug lord Jose Adolfo Macias escapes maximum security jail
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador under state of emergency after drug lord Jose Adolfo Macias escapes maximum security jail

ABC  

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency after a dangerous drug lord escaped a maximum security prison, as he did a decade ago. Key points: President Daniel Noboa has declared a daily curfew is in effect Fito, leader of the powerful Los Choneros gang, was discovered missing on Sunday He escaped jail previously in 2013, but was recaptured after three …

A notorious Ecuadorian gang leader vanishes from prison and authorities investigate if he escaped
1 year, 2 months ago

A notorious Ecuadorian gang leader vanishes from prison and authorities investigate if he escaped

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — A convicted leader of one of Ecuador’s most powerful drug gangs has vanished from the prison where he was serving his sentence, and authorities were investigating whether he escaped like he did a decade ago from another facility. Ecuadorian authorities reported Sunday that Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito” and leader of Los Choneros gang, wasn’t in his cell, …

A notorious Ecuadorian gang leader vanishes from prison and authorities investigate if he escaped
1 year, 2 months ago

A notorious Ecuadorian gang leader vanishes from prison and authorities investigate if he escaped

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ecuadorian authorities reported Sunday that Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito” …

Amid escalating drug war, Ecuador goes to polls to elect new president
1 year, 5 months ago

Amid escalating drug war, Ecuador goes to polls to elect new president

Firstpost  

Ecuadorans vote for a new president Sunday in the midst of a bloody drug war and a rash of political assassinations that cut short the bid of a popular candidate Ecuadorans vote for a new president Sunday in the midst of a bloody drug war and a rash of political assassinations that cut short the bid of a popular candidate. …

Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet
1 year, 5 months ago

Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The contest comes Sunday, and whoever wins the prize — a job that starts on Christmas — will face a difficult, if not impossible, task. “There’s nothing that fails like success,” said Lowell Gustafson, a Latin American politics professor at Villanova University. “Whoever wins this election is going to have to deal with this … but I …

Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet
1 year, 5 months ago

Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There’s nothing that fails like success,” said Lowell Gustafson, …

El Salvador sends 4,000 security forces into 3 communities to pursue gang members
1 year, 5 months ago

El Salvador sends 4,000 security forces into 3 communities to pursue gang members

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador sent more than 4,000 security forces into three communities on the outskirts of the capital to root out gang members Wednesday, as President Nayib Bukele prepared to request another extension of emergency powers to combat crime. “We won’t allow small remnants to regroup and take away the peace that has cost so much.” …

Ecuador says 57 guards and police officers are released after being held hostage in several prisons
1 year, 6 months ago

Ecuador says 57 guards and police officers are released after being held hostage in several prisons

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorian authorities announced Friday the release of 50 guards and seven police officers who were taken hostage for more than a day, in what the government described as a response by criminal groups to its efforts to regain control of several large correctional facilities in the South American country. The latest explosion with dynamite happened early Friday …

An explosion in Ecuador is seen as gangs asserting power after inmates take hostages and free some
1 year, 6 months ago

An explosion in Ecuador is seen as gangs asserting power after inmates take hostages and free some

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Criminal groups in Ecuador used …

Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador's fragile security
1 year, 6 months ago

Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador's fragile security

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ecuador's fragile security situation was …

Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador’s fragile security
1 year, 6 months ago

Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador’s fragile security

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s fragile security situation was underscored Thursday by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various prisons, just weeks after the country was shaken by the assassination of a presidential candidate. Ecuador’s National Police reported no injuries resulting from the four explosions in Quito, the capital, and in …

Ecuadorian police arrest six after car bombs explode in Quito
1 year, 6 months ago

Ecuadorian police arrest six after car bombs explode in Quito

Al Jazeera  

South American nation is grappling with surge in violence as voters prepare for October presidential run-off. Police in Ecuador have arrested six suspects after a car bombing in a commercial area of the capital, Quito, as the South American nation grapples with a surge in violence that authorities say is linked to drug trafficking. The vehicle exploded due to the …

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