A shocking discovery was made on a beach in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador, on Sunday.
According to reports from local media outlets, beachgoers were stunned to find severed human heads hanging from ropes alongside a beach in the city.
This appeared as a violent warning between rival drug trafficking groups in her local outlets.
The very gruesome scene was found on the popular fishing port on the western coast, where police are speaking about the threat it might pose to those visiting.
Local media also shared more images of the bloody scene that many found so distressing to witness.
{img}There was a wooden sign placed next to the severed heads that featured the warning. They shared how the same fate would come to those who keep issuing threats and extorting local fishermen, as per reports from AP.
{img}The sign read in bold letters: 'The town belongs to us!' and 'Keep robbing fishermen and demanding vaccine cards, we already have you identified!' In this case, vaccine cards refer to payments.