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Ecuador's Lasso seeks reforms to strengthen fight against drug trafficking

FILE PHOTO: Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso addresses the audience during a joint news conference with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in Quito, Ecuador August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Toro/File Photo

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday asked Congress for changes to the country's constitution to allow the military to support police work in the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking.

Lasso, a former conservative banker who has held office since May 2021, wants to crack down on growing crime, including in prisons, arguing that violence plagues the South American country.

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