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flag Ecuadorian anti-drug leader Colonel Porfirio Cedeno assassinated in Guayaquil, shot multiple times.

flag Colonel Porfirio Cedeno, an Ecuadorian air force leader in anti-drug operations, was assassinated by hitmen in Guayaquil. flag The attack occurred as he traveled to a military ceremony, with over 20 shots fired, also injuring the driver. flag Guayaquil and Manta, his destination, are battling drug gang violence. flag Ecuador, home to 20 criminal gangs involved in drug trafficking, experienced a homicide rate of 47 per 100,000 in 2023, dropping to 38 in 2024 under President Daniel Noboa's military crackdown.

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