Ecuador initiates anti-drug operations with U.S. support

Ecuador has launched a two-week operation against drug traffickers with U.S. support, part of a 17-nation alliance against drug cartels. President Daniel Noboa’s government aims to combat rising crime rates linked to cocaine trafficking, deploying 35,000 soldiers and imposing nighttime curfews in affected coastal provinces. U.S. forces have previously conducted joint strikes in Ecuador, and the FBI plans to open an office to tackle organized crime and corruption.

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