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Behind Ecuador's Gang TV Takeover: Prison Kings, Megabusts and Daytime Executions
Behind Ecuador's Gang TV Takeover: Prison Kings, Megabusts and Daytime Executions
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Jan 30, 2024
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Podcast episode
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This month armed men stormed an Ecuadorean TV station, shocking the world and plunging the nation into gang hell. Prosecutors have been assassinated and gangs are looting offices, universities and even hospitals, as martial law takes hold.
It might seem like Ecuador has gone from Latin American idyll to narco-state overnight. The truth, though, is that it’s been bubbling under the surface for half a century. We dig into the laws, routes, rebels and cowboys that have gotten us here.
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It might seem like Ecuador has gone from Latin American idyll to narco-state overnight. The truth, though, is that it’s been bubbling under the surface for half a century. We dig into the laws, routes, rebels and cowboys that have gotten us here.
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Released:
Jan 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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