CRIMEJul 11 · 07:00 UTCMERCOPRESS

Four held in Ecuador over migrant-smuggling network to the United States

Ecuador's police arrested four individuals, including a serving officer and a former immigration-control official, accused of participating in a migrant-smuggling network to the United States. The arrests occurred in simultaneous operations across four provinces: Pichincha, Tungurahua, Carchi, and Santa Elena.

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