Ecuador president declares state of emergency over drug violence (Al Jazeera)

Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has declared a state of emergency as the country grapples with a surge in drug-related violence, and ordered the police and military onto the streets.

“Starting immediately, our armed forces and police will be felt with force in the streets because we are decreeing a state of emergency throughout the national territory,” Lasso said in a speech on Monday broadcast by the state channel EcuadorTV.

Ecuador president declares state of emergency over drug violence | Politics News | Al Jazeera

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