Quito, Ecuador: Drugs Sold in 16 Sites of Historic Center

According to ElComercio.com at least 16 areas in the Historic Center in Quito are being overrun with alkaloid micro trafficking. The Metropolitan Secretary of Security says that the problem is increasing due to the presence of crime and instability in Quito. Furthermore, the Antinarcotics Division of Pichincha has identified 76 selling points of these drugs in the Historic Center. Police say that they have seized 285 kilos of drugs and arrested 309 people involved in the micro trafficking activity. The Ecuadorian Minister of Security says that the state recognizes this drug activity is one of the biggest problems in the city. The Minister adds that the illicit activity not only harms residents’ security but that of tourists visiting the historic center in Quito. Officers say that many of the drug dealers form partnerships with store owners located in the center through bribery or intimidation.Read Article

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Retired Fujimori SIN Arrested With Drugs and Weapons in Dominican Republic

According to LaRepublica.pe Maximo Villoslada Angulo, a retired coronel from the police forces of Peru and the Dominican Republic was arrested on drug and illegal arms charges in Santo Domingo, D.R with another Dominican citizen. Angulo was living on the D.R Air Force Base. Police say after a vehicle search, where military exclusive weapons and […]

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Mexico: Legislator Proposes Drug Tests for Students in Jalisco

Representative Abraham González Uyeda from Jalisco has proposed the creation of a law to protect the health and safety of children and adolescents, which would include mandatory drug testing, El Universal reports. The law is designed to prevent consumption of illegal drugs by middle and high school students, as well as those in college. The […]

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Colombia, Anti-drug Fumigations May Have Caused Genetic Harm in Ecuador

Between 2000 and 2006, fumigations with glyphosate were performed to kill plants that could later produce drugs. A study performed by the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de la Universidad de las Américas states that 10% of Ecuadorians on the border area between Colombia and Ecuador near Sucumbío may face irreparable genetic damage such as cancer, […]

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