Seven drug laboratories dismantled along Colombia-Ecuador border

Seven people were arrested after officials dismantled seven illegal drug laboratories along the border between Colombia and Ecuador. In the Ecuadorian town of San Lorenzo, officials discovered an illicit chemicals marketing scheme was operating under the cover of a lumber company. According to El Nacional, the supplies were taken to Colombia to produce drugs, where the laboratories were found. At least four companies are believed to have been involved in the scheme. Six of the arrests took place in the Esmeraldas province, and the seventh occurred in Los Rios. Read Article