Interior minister John Reimberg outlines a tougher approach as the government targets criminal networks and illegal mining. To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Social fatigue, fractured leadership, and control of the narrative helped prevent national paralysis To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Military offensives in Azuay coincide with government claims that soaring gold prices have made illegal mining nearly as lucrative as narcotics. To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Joint maritime operations expose growing drug networks stretching from Manabí to the Galápagos. To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Drug traffickers have built a violent alliance with sea pirates in Peruvian and Ecuadorian ports. The criminals extort the fishermen, rob them when they don’t pay, and even force them to transport drugs across the ocean. In Ecuador, 45 fishermen were killed in 2024, and in Peru, 24 died violently at the hands of pirates. […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Government rescues thousands of animals and seizes thousands more in nationwide operations. To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.