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Police and military check vehicles as Ecuador declares war on drug cartels

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Dozens of military and police inspect vehicles on an avenue leading to the center of Ecuador's port city of Guayaquil, after the government and drug mafias declared war on each other. The small South American country has been plunged into crisis after years of growing control by transnational cartels who use its ports to ship cocaine to the United States and Europe. IMAGES

Added on the 10/01/2024 19:40:40 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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