QUITO, ECUADOR - MARCH 03: Construction workers pour the material obtained by encapsulation method, which consists of the destruction of cocaine in mills, mixing it with glass, paper, expired drugs and cement, onto the construction floor in Quito, Ecuador on March 03, 2023. Ecuador is one of the countries with high levels of drug seizures, including cocaine. For this reason, state authorities therefore saw the need to dispose of seized drugs in a more environmentally friendly way. The seized drugs are used in fillings or floors by encapsulation method, and then cement is applied over it. Ecuador is the first country in the region to carry out this process. ( Rafael Rodriguez - Anadolu Agency )

QUITO, ECUADOR - MARCH 03: Construction workers work in a construction with the material obtained by encapsulation method, which consists of the destruction of cocaine in mills, mixing it with glass, paper, expired drugs and cement in Quito, Ecuador on March 03, 2023. Ecuador is one of the countries with high levels of drug seizures, including cocaine. For this reason, state authorities therefore saw the need to dispose of seized drugs in a more environmentally friendly way. The seized drugs are used in fillings or floors by encapsulation method, and then cement is applied over it. Ecuador is the first country in the region to carry out this process. ( Rafael Rodriguez - Anadolu Agency )

QUITO, ECUADOR - MARCH 03: Construction workers work in a construction with the material obtained by encapsulation method, which consists of the destruction of cocaine in mills, mixing it with glass, paper, expired drugs and cement in Quito, Ecuador on March 03, 2023. Ecuador is one of the countries with high levels of drug seizures, including cocaine. For this reason, state authorities therefore saw the need to dispose of seized drugs in a more environmentally friendly way. The seized drugs are used in fillings or floors by encapsulation method, and then cement is applied over it. Ecuador is the first country in the region to carry out this process. ( Rafael Rodriguez - Anadolu Agency )

QUITO, ECUADOR - MARCH 03: Construction workers pour the material obtained by encapsulation method, which consists of the destruction of cocaine in mills, mixing it with glass, paper, expired drugs and cement, onto the construction floor in Quito, Ecuador on March 03, 2023. Ecuador is one of the countries with high levels of drug seizures, including cocaine. For this reason, state authorities therefore saw the need to dispose of seized drugs in a more environmentally friendly way. The seized drugs are used in fillings or floors by encapsulation method, and then cement is applied over it. Ecuador is the first country in the region to carry out this process. ( Rafael Rodriguez - Anadolu Agency )

QUITO, ECUADOR - MARCH 03: Construction workers work in a construction with the material obtained by encapsulation method, which consists of the destruction of cocaine in mills, mixing it with glass, paper, expired drugs and cement in Quito, Ecuador on March 03, 2023. Ecuador is one of the countries with high levels of drug seizures, including cocaine. For this reason, state authorities therefore saw the need to dispose of seized drugs in a more environmentally friendly way. The seized drugs are used in fillings or floors by encapsulation method, and then cement is applied over it. Ecuador is the first country in the region to carry out this process. ( Rafael Rodriguez - Anadolu Agency )

QUITO, ECUADOR - MARCH 03: Construction workers work in a construction with the material obtained by encapsulation method, which consists of the destruction of cocaine in mills, mixing it with glass, paper, expired drugs and cement in Quito, Ecuador on March 03, 2023. Ecuador is one of the countries with high levels of drug seizures, including cocaine. For this reason, state authorities therefore saw the need to dispose of seized drugs in a more environmentally friendly way. The seized drugs are used in fillings or floors by encapsulation method, and then cement is applied over it. Ecuador is the first country in the region to carry out this process. ( Rafael Rodriguez - Anadolu Agency )

QUITO, ECUADOR - MARCH 03: Construction workers work in a construction with the material obtained by encapsulation method, which consists of the destruction of cocaine in mills, mixing it with glass, paper, expired drugs and cement in Quito, Ecuador on March 03, 2023. Ecuador is one of the countries with high levels of drug seizures, including cocaine. For this reason, state authorities therefore saw the need to dispose of seized drugs in a more environmentally friendly way. The seized drugs are used in fillings or floors by encapsulation method, and then cement is applied over it. Ecuador is the first country in the region to carry out this process. ( Rafael Rodriguez - Anadolu Agency )

QUITO, ECUADOR - MARCH 03: Construction workers work in a construction with the material obtained by encapsulation method, which consists of the destruction of cocaine in mills, mixing it with glass, paper, expired drugs and cement in Quito, Ecuador on March 03, 2023. Ecuador is one of the countries with high levels of drug seizures, including cocaine. For this reason, state authorities therefore saw the need to dispose of seized drugs in a more environmentally friendly way. The seized drugs are used in fillings or floors by encapsulation method, and then cement is applied over it. Ecuador is the first country in the region to carry out this process. ( Rafael Rodriguez - Anadolu Agency )

QUITO, ECUADOR - MARCH 03: Construction workers work in a construction with the material obtained by encapsulation method, which consists of the destruction of cocaine in mills, mixing it with glass, paper, expired drugs and cement in Quito, Ecuador on March 03, 2023. Ecuador is one of the countries with high levels of drug seizures, including cocaine. For this reason, state authorities therefore saw the need to dispose of seized drugs in a more environmentally friendly way. The seized drugs are used in fillings or floors by encapsulation method, and then cement is applied over it. Ecuador is the first country in the region to carry out this process. ( Rafael Rodriguez - Anadolu Agency )

QUITO, ECUADOR - MARCH 03: Construction workers work in a construction with the material obtained by encapsulation method, which consists of the destruction of cocaine in mills, mixing it with glass, paper, expired drugs and cement in Quito, Ecuador on March 03, 2023. Ecuador is one of the countries with high levels of drug seizures, including cocaine. For this reason, state authorities therefore saw the need to dispose of seized drugs in a more environmentally friendly way. The seized drugs are used in fillings or floors by encapsulation method, and then cement is applied over it. Ecuador is the first country in the region to carry out this process. ( Rafael Rodriguez - Anadolu Agency )

QUITO, ECUADOR - MARCH 03: Construction workers work in a construction with the material obtained by encapsulation method, which consists of the destruction of cocaine in mills, mixing it with glass, paper, expired drugs and cement in Quito, Ecuador on March 03, 2023. Ecuador is one of the countries with high levels of drug seizures, including cocaine. For this reason, state authorities therefore saw the need to dispose of seized drugs in a more environmentally friendly way. The seized drugs are used in fillings or floors by encapsulation method, and then cement is applied over it. Ecuador is the first country in the region to carry out this process. ( Rafael Rodriguez - Anadolu Agency )

QUITO, ECUADOR - MARCH 03: Construction workers work in a construction with the material obtained by encapsulation method, which consists of the destruction of cocaine in mills, mixing it with glass, paper, expired drugs and cement in Quito, Ecuador on March 03, 2023. Ecuador is one of the countries with high levels of drug seizures, including cocaine. For this reason, state authorities therefore saw the need to dispose of seized drugs in a more environmentally friendly way. The seized drugs are used in fillings or floors by encapsulation method, and then cement is applied over it. Ecuador is the first country in the region to carry out this process. ( Rafael Rodriguez - Anadolu Agency )