00:00Ecuadorian authorities from the Integrated Security Service ECU-911 revealed that the
00:05province of Guayas is the epicentre of violence in the country. ECU-911 reported that the coastal
00:11region registered the highest number of emergencies related to violent crimes, with more than 4,000
00:18events in the month of September alone, representing 65.8 percent of the violence. Meanwhile, Guayas
00:25is home to the port of Guayaquil, key in the cocaine export routes to Europe. Experts
00:31assure that this transit point has turned the city into a scene of confrontations between
00:38gangs who seek to control the lucrative drug trade.
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