Ecuador Lifts Coastal Curfew after 10 Nights, with 2,503 Apprehensions in Five Provinces
Ecuador lifted its midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew on the Pacific coast at 5 a.m. on November 10. Official totals published by Ecuador's Interior and Defence ministries show that police and soldiers apprehended 2,503 people through November 9 over the ten nights of the operation, across five provinces. It was the fourth curfew that the government of President Daniel Noboa has used this year to go after organised-crime gangs.
The curfew was set by Executive Decree 519, which amended Decree 498, the state of emergency issued on September 15. It covered Guayas, Manabí, Los Ríos, El Oro and Esmeraldas, five provinces where Ecuador's organised crime crisis is concentrated. Defence Minister Giancarlo Loffredo has said the curfews aim to weaken gang leadership and finances.
Noboa declared an internal armed conflict in January 2024, which lets the military take part in domestic security work. The end of the curfew comes less than three weeks before Ecuador votes in local elections on November 29. The final count for the last night has not been published, and officials have not said how many of the 2,503 people will face charges.
(Source: Ecuador Ministry of Interior)
Source: Ecuador Ministry of Interior
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