The United States Is Sinking a Fourth Suspected Drug Trafficking Vessel Off the Coast of Ecuador
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The U.S. Army announced that it had sunk a fourth vessel suspected of drug trafficking. "For the U.S. Navy, any fisherman in the fishing season is a potential criminal," deplores a representative of the sector.
The U.S. attacked another Ecuadorian vessel for alleged links to drug trafficking, adding up to four in a week.
A total of four Ecuadorian ships have been destroyed by the United States Navy in recent days for alleged drug trafficking links.
According to the American side, the destroyed vessel "was operating in support of the violent narco-terrorist organization Los Zoneros."
This is the fourth ship to be sent to the bottom of the sea in the territorial waters of the equatorial country.
The United States sank a fourth vessel suspected of being involved in drug trafficking off the coast of Ecuador on Saturday during a joint operation with the country, the US military said on social media. "Once the lead vessel was secured and the crew disembarked, US forces sank it along with the support vessels attached to it," the US Southern Command (Southcom) wrote in X. According to the same source, the destroyed vessel "was operating in su…
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