Ecuador Archive Site for State Department information prior to January 20, 2001. This site is not updated.
Colombian traffickers control much of the cocaine smuggled into Ecuador.
Colombian heroin and Peruvian HCl also transit Ecuador. Ecuador is used to import essential chemicals for cocaine production and to launder money. Ecuador is a party to and has enacted legislation to implement the provisions of the 1988 UN Drug Convention. Status of Country Ecuador is a destination for cocaine and smaller amounts of heroin from Colombia, and the Andean Ridge. Some poppy and coca fields have been found within Ecuador, but there are no indications that significant amounts of heroin or cocaine is produced from these plantings.