Four Foreigners Arrested in Quito for 'Gota a Gota' Extortion Scheme

Ecuadorian police arrested four foreigners in Carcelén, Quito, for alleged involvement in a 'gota a gota' extortion racket, a loan-sharking scheme targeting vulnerable borrowers. The arrests are part of an ongoing operation against organized crime in the capital. The incident underscores the spread of transnational criminal networks in Ecuador, though details on the suspects' nationalities and the scale of the operation remain unclear.