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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Less than 48 hours into his term, Ecuador President Daniel Noboa on Friday repealed controversial guidelines established by the country’s left a decade ago that eliminated penalties for people found carrying illegal drugs under certain amounts.

Noboa’s decision fulfilled a campaign promise to fight drug trafficking. Consequences of the illegal trade, particularly cocaine, have kept Ecuadorians on edge as killings, kidnappings, robberies, extortion and other crimes reached unprecedented levels.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How is this supposed to fight drug trafficking?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

It's not. It's about criminalising large swathes of the indigenous population.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Way to go, dick!