Ecuador went from safe to super dangerous cause of Mexican drug cartels

https://www.statista.com/statistics/...-rate-ecuador/

Mexican drug cartels influence on local gangs made Ecuador super dangerous. Now the local gangsters are super powerful. They work alongside the Mexican drug cartels, but their headquarters are in institutions. You also have a big Albanian, and Italian mafia influence in Ecuador. Ecuador basically became a hub for ******* trafficking. I feel bad for the people. Suddenly going from a relatively safe country to most dangerous is crazy. These cartels are like a Parasyte