8 bagged bodies found with note in narco-trafficking hotspot
Summary
Eight bodies were found in plastic bags near Babahoyo, Ecuador, after eight people went missing while traveling. Police say a note at the site links the killings to a gang war between two major drug groups, Los Lobos and Los Choneros.Key Facts
- Eight bodies were discovered on the outskirts of Babahoyo, a drug trafficking area in southwestern Ecuador.
- The victims disappeared while traveling from Daule to Milagro, about 30 miles south of Babahoyo.
- A note found at the scene suggests the Los Lobos gang targeted the victims in their fight against the rival gang Los Choneros.
- Los Lobos and Los Choneros are major criminal gangs involved in drug trafficking and extortion in Ecuador.
- The United States has designated Los Lobos as a terrorist group and supports Ecuador’s crackdown on gangs.
- Ecuador is a key transit point for about 70% of cocaine from Colombia and Peru heading to international markets.
- Violence linked to drug gangs has increased sharply, with Ecuador recording more than 9,200 violent deaths last year.
- President Daniel Noboa, an ally of President Trump, has deployed the military and imposed curfews to combat gang violence.
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