Ecuador detains 12 people, including judges, in organized crime investigation

QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s attorney general’s office said on Monday 12 more people, including judges, have been detained in a sprawling organized crime investigation in Guayas province.

The arrests follow others in December which are also part of the so-called “Metastasis” investigation, and which also included judicial staff.

(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia; Writing by Julia Symmes Cobb)