Ecuador arrests more than 30 in cartel-linked raids
Ecuadorian police, backed by U.S. Southern Command troops and the Drug Enforcement Administration, arrested more than 30 people in early-morning raids across Guayas, Los Ríos and El Oro after an eight-month investigation. Authorities say the network received drugs from Colombia, stored and transported shipments through Ecuador, and shipped them by sea to Central America, the United States and Europe, with seizures estimated at $322 million to the organization. Suspected leaders and financiers were among those detained, including an alleged leader in Isla Mocolí, while the operation remained underway and President Daniel Noboa pressed for greater U.N. cooperation.
More than 30 suspects arrested in cartel-linked drug trafficking raids
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Ecuador carried out the raids after an eight-month investigation. The operation followed the president's United Nations appeal for more international cooperation. Authorities may continue arrests and reporting as the operation proceeds.
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