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Ecuador police dismantle cocaine network in plantain exports

Filed: May 11, 2026 at 6:05 AM ET
Summary: Ecuador’s National Police dismantled a cocaine-trafficking network using plantain snack export containers and arrested seven people.
WHO: Ecuador’s National Police
WHAT: Police dismantled a transnational cocaine network and arrested seven Ecuadorian nationals in coordinated operations.
WHEN: May 11, 2026 at 5:30 AM ET
WHERE: Ecuador
WHY: No specific cause was reported.
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