7 charred bodies found in Ecuador house with gang-related messages painted on walls: "The Wolves are active"
- July 29, 2026 / 8:44 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Seven charred bodies have been found in a house in southern Ecuador, authorities said, an area of the country under a state of emergency due to rising violence.
- Ecuador has gone from being one of South America's safest countries to a cocaine trafficking hub in a few short years, plagued by gangs with ties to Mexican and Colombian cartels.
- Police said the bodies were found Tuesday inside a house in a rural area of the Canar province town of La Troncal.
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- July 29, 2026 / 8:44 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Seven charred bodies have been found in a house in southern Ecuador, authorities said, an area of the country under a state of emergency due to rising violence.
- Ecuador has gone from being one of South America's safest countries to a cocaine trafficking hub in a few short years, plagued by gangs with ties to Mexican and Colombian cartels.
- Police said the bodies were found Tuesday inside a house in a rural area of the Canar province town of La Troncal.
Sources: CBS News