Ecuador detains judicial chief, 28 others, in drug trafficking case
Dec 14th, 12:03:16
QUITO (PiQSuite.Com) - Ecuador's attorney general's office said Thursday it had detained 29 people, including the head of the country's judicial regulator, as part of an investigation into an alleged drug trafficking scheme.
Some 900 prosecutors and police officers carried out over 75 raids on the offices of the Judiciary Council as well as the homes of judges, prosecutors and police officers early Thursday morning.
Ecuador is experiencing a growing wave of violence, which authorities attribute to drug trafficking gangs, amid a tough economic backdrop and high migration.
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