Andres Yepez
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Series category - Andres Yepez - A journey through the world’s newest narco-state
1 in 3 bananas worldwide is grown in Ecuador. Since 2010, Ecuador has also become a key player in the drug trade. Shifting regional politics and cartel dynamics allowed criminal groups to enter Ecuador, where partnered with local gangs and used its export infrastructure to traffic cocaine globally.
1843 magazine by The Economist
