00:00In other news, the Ecuadorian Army launched Friday a major military operation in the province of Carchi, near the Colombian
00:06border, to allegedly combat illegal gold mining activities.
00:09The operation, which involved the deployment of helicopters and armored vehicles, took place amid strong diplomatic tensions between Quito and
00:17Bogotá, days after Colombian president Gustavo Pedro accused Ecuador of bombing drug traffickers in Colombian territory.
00:24Days before Ecuador's failed operation against an alleged drug traffickers camp, which turned out to be a dairy farm, alarmed
00:31the nation's organizations, which argued that the military response to structural problems is inadequate and dangerous.
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