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22.09.26 - 14:02
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Ecuador Seeks US Help Fighting $30-Billion Cocaine Trade (Bloomberg)
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Ecuador is asking the US "every day" for more help fighting a cocaine trade President Daniel Noboa estimates is worth $30 billion a year. In an interview with Bloomberg Television's Francine Lacqua in New York on Sept. 21, Noboa said Ecuador is "going after the big fish" and needs help from the US and Europe. He says about 1,200 tons of cocaine move through Ecuador each year, with roughly 80% destined for the US and Europe. But Noboa says Ecuador will remain in charge of all operations, saying the country would "never give a blank check to any country." (Source: Bloomberg)...
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10.09.26 - 06:48
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USA und Ecuador wollen Anti-Drogen-Kampf intensivieren (DPA-AFX)
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QUITO (dpa-AFX) - US-Außenminister Marco Rubio will die Zusammenarbeit mit Ecuador im Kampf gegen Drogenkartelle weiter ausbauen. Dafür wird er den Kongress um die Bereitstellung weiterer 45 Millionen US-Dollar (rund 39 Millionen Euro) für das südamerikanische ......
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27.08.26 - 04:54
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US Special Forces Conducting Operations Inside Ecuador (ZeroHedge)
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US Special Forces Conducting Operations Inside Ecuador
Authored by Kyle Anzalone via Antiwar.com,
An Ecuadorian official confirmed that US Green Berets were engaged in anti-cartel operations. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump formed a coalition, dubbed Shield of the Americas, that was aimed at combating cartels in Latin and South America.
A local official told AFP and UPI that US special forces have been conducting direct operations against suspected cartels in the Esmeraldas province. "We are with the 7th (Special Forces) Group of the US Army. We are working together in the fight against narcoterrorism," Esmeraldas Provincial governor Juan Jaramillo said last week.
Ecuadorian Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo added that two US warships were operating in the region.
In March, President Donald Trump said that a dozen Latin American nations had enlisted in the Shield of the Americas coalition to fight cartels in the region. Ecuador is a member of the bloc.
That month, the US...
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