CrimeEcuadorEcuador tackles growing influence of drug cartels06:57This browser does not support the video element.CrimeEcuadorMarie-Kristin Boese on the Ecuador-Colombia border10/11/2024October 11, 2024Drug trafficking is a billion-dollar industry in Ecuador, run by networks of international cartels. They control the region along the border to Colombia, where widespread poverty makes it easy for them to recruit dealers. Copy linkAdvertisement