Did the U.S. Focus on Fentanyl Leave Latin America Awash in Cocaine?

Scritto il 05/12/2025
da Maria Abi-Habib, José María León Cabrera and Daniele Volpe

As Washington made combating fentanyl a priority, cocaine trafficking has surged. Nowhere have the ripples been felt like in Ecuador, where criminal groups have run rampant.The aftermath of a car bombing in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Car bombs have become common, killing and terrorizing civilians, and gangs frequently clash with the military and the police.