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The Real Story

Ecuador's spiralling drug violence
Podcast Episode | 48 min
Ecuador has until recently been a relatively peaceful country. But in the course of a few years it has become a place dominated by violence and drug trafficking. After Colombia struck a peace deal in 2016, Ecuador's role in the drug supply...See moreEcuador has until recently been a relatively peaceful country. But in the course of a few years it has become a place dominated by violence and drug trafficking. After Colombia struck a peace deal in 2016, Ecuador's role in the drug supply chains has continued to grow in importance and its now being used as a transit route for cocaine smuggled from neighbouring Peru and Colombia. The powerful Mexican drug cartels are also said to operate through local gangs. Ecuador's murder rate has surged as local gangs have forged alliances with international crime cartels and the killings of politicians have rocked the country ahead of the snap poll on August 20. Earlier this month, presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead while leaving a political rally in the capital Quito. He'd been one of the few candidates in this month's presidential elections to allege links between organised crime and government officials in Ecuador. So why has the drug trafficking industry become so powerful in Ecuador? Will a new president make any difference? If the cartels are eventually pushed out of Ecuador, will they simply move to another South American country? See less
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Producers
Pandita Lorenz | Ellen Otzen
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Status
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Updated Aug 25, 2023
Release date
Aug 25, 2023 (United Kingdom)

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5 cast members
Name Known for
Shaun Ley
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
Sarah Jane Smith (2002)
Arianna Tanca
Self - Ecuadorian political scientist at The Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences in Guayaquil Self - Ecuadorian political scientist at The Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences in Guayaquil   See fewer
The Real Story (2016)
Will Freeman
Self - Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Self - Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations   See fewer
The Real Story (2016)
Glaeldys González
Self - Fellow for the Latin America and Caribbean Program with the International Crisis Group (as Glaeldys Gonzalez) Self - Fellow for the Latin America and Caribbean Program with the International Crisis Group (as Glaeldys Gonzalez)   See fewer
The Real Story (2016)
Isabela Ponce
Self - Ecuadorian journalist Self - Ecuadorian journalist   See fewer
The Real Story (2016)
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