On the front line of Ecuador's drugs war, police fight gangs, guns and corruption

The front update

The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime

The front stakes

The trajectory of on the front line of ecuador's drugs war, police fight gangs, guns and corruption will depend on how quickly institutions and markets absorb the new information from BBC.

The surrounding pattern

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How Signal Ledger reads this

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of front, line, ecuador, drugs, war: The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime.