Police Crackdown On Criminal Groups In Ecuador | In Pics

Police crackdown on criminal groups remains underway in Ecuador with cops conducting search operations for for weapons and drugs as part of the efforts. Death toll is again rising in Ecuador, where reportedly 80 violent deaths were recorded in just three days over the Easter vacation.

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Updated on: 5 April 2024 4:19 pm

Ecuador Violence | Photo: AP/Cesar Munoz

Police conduct an operation searching for weapons and or drugs as part of an effort to combat criminal groups, in the Nueva Guayaquil neighborhood of Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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A resident stands with arms spread apart up against a wall as police search for weapons and or drugs, as part of an operation to combat criminal groups, in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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Ecuador Violence | Photo: AP/Cesar Munoz

Police conduct an operation searching for weapons and or drugs as part of an effort to combat criminal groups, in the Nueva Guayaquil neighborhood of Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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Ecuador Violence | Photo: AP/Cesar Munoz

A police stands guard as a person is detained during an operation in search of weapons and or drugs as part of an effort to combat criminal groups, in the Nueva Guayaquil neighborhood of Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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Ecuador Violence | Photo: AP/Cesar Munoz

A police officer questions a person during an operation in search of weapons and or drugs as part of an effort to combat criminal groups, in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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Ecuador Violence | Photo: AP/Cesar Munoz

A woman reacts as police prepare to enter her home during an operation in search of weapons and or drugs as part of an effort to combat criminal groups, in Guayaquil, Ecuador.