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Ecuador's Tuna Fishermen Pulled Into Deadly Drug War

Original: In the World's Tuna Capital, Fishermen Are Being Drawn Into a Deadly Drug War https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/ecuador

In Manta, Ecuador — known as the world's tuna capital — fishermen are being recruited or coerced into drug trafficking, fueling a deadly wave of violence along the coast. Cartels are using fishing boats to move cocaine, and crews who refuse face lethal consequences. The Wall Street Journal's report on how the drug war has reached the fishing industry is drawing wide attention.

Why now: Rising violence in Ecuador's fishing communities tied to cocaine trafficking is a striking new front in the global drug trade.

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• In the World's Tuna Capital, Fishermen Are Being Drawn Into a Deadly Drug War https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/ecuador-drug-war-fishing-fd01dbd6?mod=rss_worldnews # WorldNews # Crime # SouthAmerica · wsj_world@robot.villas · 1

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