Between cartel threats and U.S. airstrikes, Ecuador fishers have nowhere to hide

🌐 The Japan Times (EC) —

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In Ecuador's Manabi province, drug cartels exploit local fishers by forcing them to navigate small ports that serve as cocaine-trafficking hubs. U.S. airstrikes have increased the pressure, leaving fishers with limited options.

Drug cartels have turned the small ports of Ecuador's Manabi province into a cocaine-trafficking hub, extorting local fishers who are prized for their navigation skills.

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