Ecuador declared a state of emergency in various areas plagued by drug trafficking and crime, therefore, with this measure, the authorization to possess and carry weapons for civilian use for personal defense will be allowed. The measure came into effect for only 5 local hours.
Despite the above, a day ago a criminal attack was recorded, as a group of at least 30 men armed with various submachine guns and rifles, they began to massacre in the region of Esmeraldas in Ecuador, both the dockworkers and their rivals in the drug sales.
As reported by Heraldo, the hitmen were part of the Los Tiguerones gang that operate in the aforementioned Ecuadorian region, area that in recent months has become a war zone.
It should be noted, as stated in The Truth NewsEcuador has been plagued by prison riots since 2021, this due to the dispute of places in the drug trade, which has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of prisoners.
Ecuador: massacre of fishermen in Esmeraldas
Ecuador in the crosshairs for drug trafficking
Through videos that circulate on social networks, they demonstrate the terrible massacre perpetrated in cold blood Emeralds in Ecuadorwhich has already become one of the most violent provinces in the country, with more than 400 homicides in 2022 and with the highest death rate (63% per 100,000 inhabitants).
The armed attack caused nine deaths and at least three wounded. The hitmen arrived by boat and fired indiscriminately. Others arrived in a car. They fired more than 200 times this Tuesday morning.
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These are the victims of the massacre in Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Brief report of @rtvenoticias about the massacre of fishermen in Esmeraldas, without euphemisms and calling things by their true name. This is how the world sees us, the Ecuador of Guillermo Lasso. pic.twitter.com/vllt7srGsH
— Cristian Murillo (@socialholico)
April 14, 2023
Those who died in the warehouses were identified as José Quintero Sevilla (64 years old) and José Briones Rengifo (44), with a crime against fauna and wildlife, in 2022. In addition, the bodies of Juan Obando Valverde were found on the site. (61); Enrique Torres Giron (79); and Sinecio Rodríguez Torres (65).
In the Las Palmas subcenter, Dauryn Cedeño Álava (57) and Luis Carvajal Ayoví (50) died. In the maritime zone, the bodies of Luis Bone Segura (57) and Jefferson España Cuero (28), of Colombian nationality, were recovered.
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