Ecuador mayoral candidate's firm linked to cocaine shipment in Belgium

Ecuador's Prosecutor's Office has linked Societa di Frutta, an exporter headed by Carlos Cadena Pilco, president of the company and a mayoral candidate in Vinces, to a 46-kg cocaine shipment seized in Belgium. The investigation is part of the broader 'Pipo' network case, suggesting potential criminal-political entanglement. The extent of Cadena's involvement and any formal charges remain unclear.