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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

US Treasury sanctions Ecuador-to-US cocaine trafficking network

Ecuador Drug Trafficking US Sanctions - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The U.S. Treasury on Thursday sanctioned 15 people for their involvement in a network that allegedly shipped thousands of kilograms of cocaine per month from Ecuador through Mexico, destined for the United States.

The announcement comes as the U.S. has ramped up attacks against fishermen in the Caribbean and the Pacific, killing more than 200, as part of the Trump administration's push to expand joint anti-drug trafficking operations in Latin America.

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