Ecuador should strengthen controls at its borders and ports to fight drug trafficking and isolate its most violent criminals on prison boats, presidential candidate Daniel Noboa said on Tuesday.
has deteriorated in much of South America, with the growing reach of cocaine-trafficking gangs destabilizing swathes of the continent.
Prison boats could take 300 to 400 each of the country's most violent criminals some 80 miles out to sea, he said. The cost would be $8 million a year per boat, he said. Noboa also says he wants to create jobs and attract foreign investment. If elected he would invest in infrastructure and pass a tax reform to incentivize employment, he said.
If elected, he will balance social needs with foreign debt obligations, Noboa said. Ecuador has nearly $16 billion in debt in foreign bonds, with the next payment above $1 billion not due until 2030.
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