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Increase in illegal crossings from Ecuador into Peru leads toviolent gang conflicts

Published on January 06, 2021
Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn According to the Ecuadorian intelligence agencies, the flow of foreigners (Venezuelans and Colombians) using interprovincial transport buses on the road from Tulcán to Huaquillas has increased significantly over the last three months; most of them are hoping to illegally enter into Peru using clandestine crossings. Police investigations have revealed that there […]

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