Ecuador’s southern border under threat of drug trafficking

Posted on April 20, 2012 • Filed under: Crime, Ecuador, Organized Crime

The two semi-submersible units, submarine-like craft that were discovered in El Oro, reveal, according to Ecuadorian authorities Narcotics, the southern border is becoming favorable entry of the drug that is destined to other countries. In 2009 discovered the first semi-submersible, in the canton of El Guabo shrimp. The device, which had the capacity to transport 4 tons of drugs, was ready to go through a network of natural creeks that lead into the sea. Earlier this year, the Navy discovered another semi-submersible, this time near Santa Clara Island, off Orenses. To be discovered, the crew sank the semi-submersible. The device I can not be recovered, but the occupants were rescued and then processed by the crime of drug trafficking. Read Article

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