20. Malaria, wood and drug traffickers
The meeting in one of the Tres Vías restaurants with the representatives of the Ministry of the Environment brought together the most influential figures of the community. We are here to tackle the problem of illegal timber trafficking. We know that the wood is stolen from the Mache Chindul Reserve, which is the property of all Ecuadorians, because it is a protected area. That the wood goes down the rivers, Sucio, Repartidero, Sálima and Cojimíes. We want to stop this illegal traffic and we need your cooperation. We will carry out an operation with the national army, we want to thank Dr. Máxima for her cooperation. At that moment, the president of the parish council, and most of the attendees looked at the doctor with a look between surprise, anger, and discontent. Máxima felt rejected by the attendees, since apparently everyone was involved in this illegal activity. The doctor's father told her that in Esmeraldas province, illegal logging and drug trafficking were the two most pro...