The United States has recently shifted its focus too much toward fentanyl, allowing cocaine traffickers, who were once a major target of U.S. law enforcement, to make a comeback - with such a large scale that Ecuador has almost fallen under the control of criminal groups. Even after the United States eventually responded and increased financial aid to help the Ecuadorian military combat drug trafficking groups, the Ecuadorian government still struggled to maintain control. Today, several cities in Ecuador have become the most dangerous cities in the world - a situation that was unimaginable four years ago.
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