Seven people were murdered on Sunday in the province of Guayason the coast of Ecuadorwhere drug trafficking gangs dispute power with blood and fire, the Police reported.
“The death of 7 people was recorded”the police headquarters of the town of Samborondon (southeast), where according to local media there was an armed attack that also left a dozen people injured.
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The Police added on the social network “specialized units are located in the place investigatingin order to clarify the causes and capture those responsible for this fact.”
Samborondon It is about 30 km northwest of the port of Guayaquilthe main logistics center for sending drugs to States Joined and Europe of drug organizations with ties to international cartels.
A group of people armed with rifles He attacked cockfighting fans in a clandestine place in that agricultural region, according to the media.
“The subjects began shooting repeatedly, and some bodies have up to 40 shots“, indicated the digital newspaper Primicias.
Due to the war between drug gangs for control of the routes and the market, the homicides grew to a record 47 per 100,000 people (up from a rate of 6 in 2018) in Ecuadora country with 17 million inhabitants.
