US EditionEcuador Launches Joint Anti-Drug Operations with U.S.
Operations target drug cartels controlling Ecuadorian ports used by 70% of cocaine shipments from Colombia and Peru, aiming to reduce cartel-driven violence and trafficking.
- On Monday, Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa announced the launch of joint operations with the United States and regional allies to fight drug trafficking in a `new phase`.
- Ecuador's role as a transit hub helps explain the surge in violence, with around 70 percent of drugs from Colombia and Peru moving through the country and fueling deadly turf wars.
- Officials said meetings in Quito involved senior US military leaders Francis Donovan, US Southern Command chief, and Mark Schafer, head of US Special Operations, while the United States deployed Air Force personnel to the former Manta base in December.
- Noboa announced a curfew from March 15 to 30 in Guayas, Los Rios, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas and El Oro, while Interior Minister John Reimberg urged residents to `Stay home.`
- The moves position Ecuador within broader regional security efforts, as the joint operations aim to disrupt about 70 percent of regional cocaine routes, amid political sensitivity after a November referendum on foreign bases.
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The US and Ecuadorian militaries have launched a joint operation against organized crime and drug routes to curb the violence spreading in the region.
The US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced that the United States launched a counter-narcotics operation in Ecuador on Tuesday.
The military forces of Ecuador and the United States launched operations against the terrorist organizations designated in Ecuador, in order to combat the scourge of narcotics, announced the South American Command.
The Ecuadorian president says the United States is among the "regional allies" participating in a "new phase" of Ecuador's war against drug cartels.
According to the American command, the purpose of the operation in Ecuador is to combat illegal drug trafficking.
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