Ecuador police seize 18 firearms, $40K in first day of Guayaquil curfew

Ecuadorian security forces arrested over 20 detainees and seized 18 firearms and more than $40,000 during the first day of a curfew imposed in Guayaquil and Durán. Police also removed 46 illegally installed surveillance cameras, indicating a targeted operation against criminal infrastructure. The curfew's effectiveness and duration remain uncertain, but the scale of seizures suggests a significant crackdown on organized crime in the area.