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flag Five heads found on Ecuador beach linked to drug gang feud, amid record violence.

flag Five severed human heads were found on a beach in Puerto López, Ecuador, displayed on a rope between wooden stakes with a threatening message warning locals, particularly fishermen, not to resist criminal groups. flag Authorities believe the victims, five men aged 20 to 34 reported missing, were killed in a feud among rival drug trafficking gangs. flag The incident, linked to Ecuador’s escalating violence and role as a major cocaine transit route, comes amid a record 9,176 murders in 2025, the highest in South America. flag The Pacific coastal region, including Puerto López, has become a hotspot for drug-related crime, following a December 2025 massacre tied to the U.S.-designated terrorist group Los Choneros.

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