Confronting gang members at the heart of Ecuador's drug battle

Confronting gang members at the heart of Ecuador's drug battle To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Confronting gang members at the heart of Ecuador's drug battle Close The BBC's Orla Guerin goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime. Drugs have been pouring into Ecuador from neighbouring Colombia and Peru - the two biggest producers in the world. Powerful home-grown gangs, with links to Mexican cartels and Albanian mafia groups, are then helping to smuggle the cocaine onwards. Last year, Ecuador's murder rate was one of the highest in the world, with more than 9,200 people killed, according to the country's interior ministry. Subsection Latin America Published 1 hour ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Related topics Ecuador Follow Ecuador close panel You are now following Ecuador Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Drugs trade Follow Drugs trade close panel You are now following Drugs trade Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Read description