US forces sink vessel ‘linked to Ecuador criminal gang’

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: September 8, 2026Country: Ecuador

Crime & Law

US forces sink vessel ‘linked to Ecuador criminal gang’

The US military intercepted and sank a floating refueling station in the eastern Pacific linked to drug trafficking by Ecuador’s Los Choneros criminal gang. The people on board the vessel were removed and will be transferred to Ecuadorian authorities.

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