US announces $45m in security funding, additional naval vessels for Ecuador
US Ecuador security funding
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- NYT World·5h agoTrump Administration Says U.S. Will Work With Peru on Crime Crackdown
The Trump administration is taking an increasingly militarized approach to Latin America, and it has pushed governments across the region to work with U.S. forces.
Read at NYT World → - The Hindu World·1d agoRubio defends anti-drug boat strikes, warns of cartel ‘cancer’
Since Mr. Trump returned to power, the United States has embraced airstrikes against vessels plying known trafficking routes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific
Read at The Hindu World → - Guardian World·1d agoRubio says US will work with allies to stop drug-trafficking as three killed in latest boat strike
Rubio visits Ecuador and welcomes cooperation after campaign of unilateral strikes on alleged ‘narco-terrorists’ US secretary of state Marco Rubio gave new clarity on the approach toward combating drug trafficking in Latin American waters, saying the Trump administration was…
Read at Guardian World → - Guardian UK·1d agoNotorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US
Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics trafficking The US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang, which stormed a television station during a live broadcast in 2024, as a terrorist organisation as the Trump…
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