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US sinks an Ecuadorian boat in the Pacific it alleges is tied to drug trafficking
Headline from WTOP Washington DC
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The U.S. Southern Command on Monday sank another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros. It was the latest action by the U.S. against boats and vessels in Latin America that it said were involved in drug trafficking.
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U.S. Southern Command said crew was operating vessel for the Los Choneros narco-terrorist organization and its members will be turned over to Ecuadorian authorities.
A U.S. task force has intercepted and sunk its fifth floating refueling station linked to Ecuador’s Los Choneros gang in less than a week, according to the U.S. military. The latest operation took place in the eastern Pacific on Monday, where Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere found a vessel suppor…
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The U.S. Southern Command on Monday sank another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros. It was the latest action by the U.S. against boats and vessels in Latin America that it said were involved in drug trafficking.
The United States military continued its efforts on Labor Day to rid the Western Hemisphere of narcotic-trafficking operations that smuggle drugs into the country. U.S. Southern Command announced on Monday that it sank an alleged “refueling vessel” of the Los Choneros terrorist organization in the E…
