Contract killings, narcotrafficking threatening Ecuador’s security

The presence of contract killings in recent years it has become evident in our country, data from the National Police to Ecuavisa revealed that the 2345 killings that occurred in 2011, 1052 were considered “account settings”, of which 113 operated under the type of alleged killings. The numbers of violent deaths are available on the website of the Information System for Governance (SIGOB) http://cmi.sigob.gob.ec/MatrizIngreso.aspx?Prov=0 .

Guayas, Manabi, Los Rios, Esmeraldas and El Oro provinces proved more dangerous. The image of one or two people on board a motorcycle shot against another, the killing of cash, is common in Ecuador for several months. The murders type killings, at least a good percentage would be responsible for what is called “organized crime”. This phenomenon is represented by the drug gangs that drive a series of business or so-called “related crimes”, among which are money laundering, trafficking and smuggling and trafficking of organs, among others. Read Article
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