Ecuador court orders pretrial detention for woman caught with 174 cocaine packages in Quito

A woman was arrested in flagrante in Quito's San Martín sector on October 27 carrying 174 packages of cocaine; a court has now ordered preventive detention. The case reflects ongoing narcotics enforcement in Ecuador, a key transit country for Andean cocaine. No further details on the suspect or drug weight are provided.

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