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Landy Párraga Goyburo, 23 years old, former Miss candidate, was shot dead last Sunday (29), in Quevedo, Ecuador. The crime is suspected to be linked to drug trafficking, after the young woman was mentioned in conversations with drug traffickers.
The model owned a household goods chain and had her own sportswear brand. A social communicator by profession, Landy was Quevedo’s runner-up in 2019 and participated in Miss Ecuador in 2022.
On social media, the young woman shared a luxurious life, with travel routines, gym training and restaurant dishes around the world.
“Life is an echo, what you send comes back to you”, published the model in a final post on Instagram, three days before the crime.
Former Miss candidate murdered: video
Images recorded by a security camera at the establishment show the 23-year-old girl accompanied by another man in the establishment. In the background, two suspects arrive at the scene. One of them stands at the restaurant door while the other approaches and shoots Landy several times.
Former Miss candidate is murdered: investigation by the Public Ministry
The young woman had been mentioned in a conversation between drug traffickers during an investigation by the Public Ministry, which is investigating a network of corruption in the government. At the time, a man identified as Leandro Norero mentioned the model’s name.
Authorities are trying to understand whether Landy had a relationship with Norero, identified as a drug trafficker murdered two years ago in a prison in the center of the Andean Mountains.
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