Criticism of the Ecuadorian president’s war strategy against drug traffickers is growing

In just a few years, drug trafficking and insecurity have exploded in Ecuador, with murders rising 800 percent between 2018 and 2023. President Daniel Noboa, who has been in power for the past year, has launched an armed campaign against the criminal group. This war strategy has been criticized by human rights groups, which oppose the government’s focus on security and warn that extrajudicial killings may have taken place. Our team reports from Guayaquil, the epicenter of the violence as its port has become a strategic location for drug traffickers.



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