Randy Blythe

Sadly, yes, they did. This is cartel activity in Ecuador, which was formerly known as Isla de Paz. I believe that's how you say in Spanish, Island of Peace, in between Colombia and Peru, I think. Two big cocaine-producing nations. Ecuador was not part of that. And over the last few years, it's gotten worse. Since I've been there, the cartels have moved in.

Sadly, yes, they did. This is cartel activity in Ecuador, which was formerly known as Isla de Paz. I believe that's how you say in Spanish, Island of Peace, in between Colombia and Peru, I think. Two big cocaine-producing nations. Ecuador was not part of that. And over the last few years, it's gotten worse. Since I've been there, the cartels have moved in.

Sadly, yes, they did. This is cartel activity in Ecuador, which was formerly known as Isla de Paz. I believe that's how you say in Spanish, Island of Peace, in between Colombia and Peru, I think. Two big cocaine-producing nations. Ecuador was not part of that. And over the last few years, it's gotten worse. Since I've been there, the cartels have moved in.

Also, the Colombian crime syndicates who are producing the cocaine. Because it's a shipping lane. They aren't really producing cocaine there, but it's become a really valuable shipping lane. And also the Armenian Mafia. Very strange. That's a weird connection. Very strange. Armenian mafia, Colombian crime groups, and the Mexican cartels are there. And it is now a contested shipping lane.

Also, the Colombian crime syndicates who are producing the cocaine. Because it's a shipping lane. They aren't really producing cocaine there, but it's become a really valuable shipping lane. And also the Armenian Mafia. Very strange. That's a weird connection. Very strange. Armenian mafia, Colombian crime groups, and the Mexican cartels are there. And it is now a contested shipping lane.

Also, the Colombian crime syndicates who are producing the cocaine. Because it's a shipping lane. They aren't really producing cocaine there, but it's become a really valuable shipping lane. And also the Armenian Mafia. Very strange. That's a weird connection. Very strange. Armenian mafia, Colombian crime groups, and the Mexican cartels are there. And it is now a contested shipping lane.

So there's violence. It's gotten a little bit better recently. They had a young president come in who did some no-nonsense like...

So there's violence. It's gotten a little bit better recently. They had a young president come in who did some no-nonsense like...

So there's violence. It's gotten a little bit better recently. They had a young president come in who did some no-nonsense like...

el salvador yeah i'm just gonna arrest everybody yeah yes that kind of stuff which is bothersome for human rights but the other thing is that my friends there dude like bodies hanging from bridges scary and the cartels did come into the national tv station during broadcast and with guns to heads and they tell the politicians to leave us alone or else

el salvador yeah i'm just gonna arrest everybody yeah yes that kind of stuff which is bothersome for human rights but the other thing is that my friends there dude like bodies hanging from bridges scary and the cartels did come into the national tv station during broadcast and with guns to heads and they tell the politicians to leave us alone or else

el salvador yeah i'm just gonna arrest everybody yeah yes that kind of stuff which is bothersome for human rights but the other thing is that my friends there dude like bodies hanging from bridges scary and the cartels did come into the national tv station during broadcast and with guns to heads and they tell the politicians to leave us alone or else

No, no, no, no. It's very real. And the last time I was there, one of my homies was driving me and my girl to a village where I have some property, a surfing spot, and... We were getting on the outskirts of the village and I saw a motorcycle accident on the side of the road and people were gathering around. I'm like, honey, don't look. This is going to be bad. Motorcycle accidents are not pretty.

No, no, no, no. It's very real. And the last time I was there, one of my homies was driving me and my girl to a village where I have some property, a surfing spot, and... We were getting on the outskirts of the village and I saw a motorcycle accident on the side of the road and people were gathering around. I'm like, honey, don't look. This is going to be bad. Motorcycle accidents are not pretty.

No, no, no, no. It's very real. And the last time I was there, one of my homies was driving me and my girl to a village where I have some property, a surfing spot, and... We were getting on the outskirts of the village and I saw a motorcycle accident on the side of the road and people were gathering around. I'm like, honey, don't look. This is going to be bad. Motorcycle accidents are not pretty.

We get up closer and I look and this man was laying on top of his motorcycle. That's not how motorcycle accidents happen.

We get up closer and I look and this man was laying on top of his motorcycle. That's not how motorcycle accidents happen.

We get up closer and I look and this man was laying on top of his motorcycle. That's not how motorcycle accidents happen.

We get a little bit closer. Back of his head is blown off. So they know me there. I asked some questions of people and they're like, he was handled. He was a bad person. And the locals.

We get a little bit closer. Back of his head is blown off. So they know me there. I asked some questions of people and they're like, he was handled. He was a bad person. And the locals.