From the New York Post: Five decapitated heads were strung up and put on display at a popular tourist beach in Ecuador on Sunday — in what appeared to be a gruesome warning to gangs.
The heads were suspended between two wooden poles and tied to a length of green rope on a beach in the Pacific resort of Puerto Lopez, the Ecuadorian outlet Primicias reported.
A sign was found alongside the decapitated heads with a warning to gangs about extorting local fishermen, the outlet reported.
“The town belongs to us. Keep going out to rob the fishermen. And keep asking for vaccine cards, because we already have them all,” the sign reads in part.
According to the report, police were able to identify the five men, and said only one of them, a 24-year-old, had a criminal record, which was for possession and carrying firearms.
The bodies of the decapitated men have still not been found, the report explains.
Violence linked to international drug cartels has recently increased in the popular resort town of Puerto Lopez.
#ATENCIÓN Puerto López quedó conmocionado tras el hallazgo de cinco cabezas humanas colgadas en la playa Los Álamos junto a un mensaje amenazante. Cuatro víctimas fueron identificadas. Una solo tiene antecedentes criminales. La Policía investiga posible disputa entre grupos… pic.twitter.com/6kAdDymHEw
— Informatech (@Informatech_ec) January 11, 2026
#MUNDO| La Policía de Ecuador encontró cinco cabezas humanas colgadas con un mensaje de advertencia en una playa turística en Puerto López, provincia de Manabí. El crimen habría ocurrido enmarcado en disputas por extorsiones a comerciantes de la región.
Junto a las cabezas… pic.twitter.com/0N200Ke3YG
— ÚltimaHoraCaracol (@UltimaHoraCR) January 11, 2026
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