QUITO: Ecuador on Saturday declared a state of emergency in the nation's major port and other areas reeling from drug-related crime.The decree permits security forces to set up checkpoints and conduct warrantless searches of people and property.Speaking in a televised address to the nation, President Guillermo Lasso said he had declared a state of emergency in the port of Guayaquil and the neighboring districts of Duran and Samborondon, as well as in Santa Elena and Los Rios provinces.Lasso added that the state of emergency included a nightly curfew from 1 am to 5 am in the affected areas.Last year, Lasso declared similar temporary states of emergency three times for Guayaquil, which has fac
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