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US military sinks alleged drug-trafficking 'floating refueling station': SOUTHCOM

The vessel was linked to Los Choneros and had been sanctioned by the Treasury Department, SOUTHCOM said.

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U.S. forces boarded and later sank a boat in the Eastern Pacific that served as "a floating refueling station" for drug-trafficking operations, according to U.S. Southern Command.

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The US military destroyed a ship belonging to the Los Choneros gang in the eastern Pacific Ocean, which they were using as a floating gas station. The crew was taken over by Ecuadorians.

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The U.S. military intercepted and drowned a ship that, according to the U.S. South Command, was used for the benefit of the Ecuador's Los-Choneros drug cartel, an operation that took place on 28 August in international waters in the eastern Pacific.

The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced that, in an operation supported by the Ecuadorian government, a refueling boat used by the Los Choneros Cartel was sunk in international waters in the Eastern Pacific.

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BizToc broke the news on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
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