Ecuador detains 12 people, including judges, in organized crime investigation


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  • Monday, 04 Mar 2024

QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's attorney general's office said on Monday 12 more people, including judges, have been detained in a sprawling organized crime investigation in Guayas province.

The arrests are part of the so-called "Metastasis" investigation, which already saw judicial staffers and others detained in December.

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