Members of the Navy request identity documents from the occupants of a vessel intercepted near the seaport of Guayaquil, Ecuador, on May 11, 2023. Since April 1, Guayaquil has been under a state of emergency, which allows the military to patrol the streets and implement curfews. As the fight against criminal gangs goes on, the number of drug seizures has risen but so have violent deaths in the streets and in prisons. (Photo by Str / AFP)