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Across a river from the port city of Guayaquil, Durán has become a strategic hub for drug shipments and a battleground for gangs
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Neverending Ecuador's violence leaves one prosecutor killed, one former mayor kidnapped
The latest episode of Ecuador's seemingly endless violence consisted of the assassination of Babahoyo Prosecutor Genaro R. and the kidnapping of former Durán Mayor Mariana Mendieta de Narváez, in addition to the death of six other prison inmates just over a week before the presidential elections.
Source: mercopress.com
Durán, the Ecuadorian city living under a reign of organized crime terror
The mayor of the coastal municipality does not stay in the same place for more than one night after an assassination attempt and authorities cannot safeguard the lives of schoolchildren amid a gang turf war
Source: elpais.com
Councillor's murder in Ecuador fuels crime concerns ahead of election | Crime News
The death of Bolivar Vera is the latest in a string of political violence as Ecuador struggles with high homicide rates.
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Kidnapped Ecuadorian councilman found dead
Councilman Bolívar Vera, 42, of the municipality of Durán was kidnapped and murdered in a new episode of Ecuador's political violence saga one month ahead of the presidential runoff. Vera's body was found Friday on a road in the rural sector of Salitre with his hands tied in the province of Guayas, it was also reported. He had been reported missing on Thursday, Sept. 7.
Source: mercopress.com