Ecuador Deploys US Drones to Combat Drug Trafficking

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Ecuador announced on Thursday that it will deploy high-powered American drones to expand its intelligence and surveillance capabilities in the fight against drug trafficking that plagues the country.

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Ecuador announced that the United States had provided it with two advanced MQ-9 Reaper drones for use in border control and drug trafficking control, in the face of an upsurge in cocaine-related violence in the country.

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Ecuador announced on Thursday that it will start using the lethal U.S. MQ-9 Reaper attack drones in the fight against drug trafficking on the Colombian border, the world's largest producer of cocaine. Washington has already sent soldiers and aircraft and military vessels to Ecuador, which has become one of its main allies in the fight against drug trafficking. There will be two drones with which Ecuador will strengthen operations on the tight bo…

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Ecuador is strengthening the fight against drug cartels with American MQ-9 Reaper drones, which will monitor, among other things, the border with Colombia. Ecuadorian authorities announced on Thursday the deployment of American unmanned aerial systems to increase intelligence gathering and surveillance capabilities, as part of the fight against drug trafficking, which has turned the Latin American country into a battleground between rival cartel…

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Ecuador will use MQ-9 Reaper drones on the border with Colombia to combat drug trafficking, strengthening collaboration with the US.These aircraft, used in international conflicts, will allow accurate surveillance and attacks, covering 732 km of border.