Quito, Jan 11, 2026 (AFP) - Human heads hung on Ecuador beach in warning to gangs

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2026-01-11

Ecuadoran police on Sunday found five human heads hung on display on a tourist beach, as the country reels from a wave of gang violence. Images on social media showed five heads tied with ropes to two wooden posts on the beach in Puerto Lopez, a popular whale-watching destination in the southwest. Beside them a wooden board bore a message threatening gang members who extort protection payments known locally as "vaccine cards". "The town belongs t......

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