The increase in cocaine production in Peru and Colombia has led to Ecuador becoming a distribution hub for cartels to transport drugs to the US and beyond. The shift from plant-based drugs to synthetic drugs like crystal meth and fentanyl has caused a rise in deaths, with Mexico facing challenges in accessing medical fentanyl. Ecuador faced a narco revolt as organized crime groups attacked police, seized a TV station, and rioted in prisons.
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A narco revolt takes a once-peaceful nation to the brink. The Post reconstructed the day Ecuador nearly collapsed when organized-crime groups launched attacks on the police, seized a TV station and rioted in prisons. https://t.co/gnCkEd6JL4
The change from plant-based drugs like marijuana, cocaine and heroin to synthetic drugs like crystal meth and fentanyl is a revolution with catastrophic consequences in deaths. In the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico I saw the shift in production... https://t.co/6uz4mUDdf6
A rapid increase in the production of cocaine in Peru and Colombia over the last few years has led to disaster in #Ecuador as the cartels turned the country into a distribution hub to get the drugs to the US and beyond. https://t.co/C8nTIjLJQj