Ecuador balsa exporters tied to drug trafficking, money laundering probe

Ecuadorian authorities are investigating six balsa wood exporters in Los Ríos, linked by corporate and financial records to Chinese capital, for alleged drug trafficking and money laundering. The probe suggests a potential criminal network exploiting the legitimate timber trade for illicit finance, though formal charges remain unconfirmed.

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