Ecuador: two bodies found hanging from a bridge in the Amazon region

O Police Ecuadorian reported this Wednesday the discovery of two bodies hanging from a bridge in the province of Orellanalocated in the Amazon region of the country.

#ORELLANA || Two people were found hanging and showing signs of torture on the Payamino bridge, in Coca. Authorities are investigating this crime that alarms the population. pic.twitter.com/dpUH0P4Voy

— Prensa Ecuador (@PrensaEcu) November 8, 2023

The police stated that the bodies of two deceased men They were suspended by a rope each over the Payamino Bridge.

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The bodies showed apparent signs of violence, he said, indicating that the Specialized Units, Legal Medicine and Public Ministry They carry out respective investigations on site to determine the causes of the incident.

In turn, the Prosecutor’s office ordered the removal of the bodies found on the bridge over the Payamino River.

“They were transferred to Sucumbíos Forensic Center for autopsy and identification. Following the reports, a preliminary investigation will be opened in the next few hours“, necessary.

Ecuador is experiencing a growing wave of insecurity and violence, attributed mainly to drug trafficking and organized crime mafias, which in recent years have gained power in the Andean country, whose coast and ports have become a nerve center of the global cocaine trafficking.

O homicides have soared in the last five years from 5.8 to 25.62 for each 100,000 inhabitantsthe highest value ever recorded, and experts warn that 2023 could end with a rate around 40, which would make Ecuador one of the most violent countries Latin America.

Source: Elcomercio

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