The police attributed the incident to a conflict between criminal groups. Drug-trafficking networks with links to transnational cartels are active in the area and have used fishermen and their small boats for their illicit activities, according to authorities
13 January,2026 08:30 AM IST | Quito | Agencies
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15 November,2025 10:08 AM IST | Washington | AP
According to the US President, the two surviving individuals are from Ecuador and Colombia and will be returned to their home countries for detention and legal proceedings
19 October,2025 10:55 AM IST | Washington | ANI-1756884719811_d.png "US kills 11 people in military strike on Venezuelan cartel drug boat")
United States killed 11 people in a deadly military strike against an alleged drug boat linked to the Venezuelan. State Department has designated Tren de Aragua, which originated in Venezuela, as a foreign terrorist organisation. US military was deploying more than 4,000 Marines and sailors to the waters around Latin America and the Caribbean.
03 September,2025 01:25 PM IST | Washington, DC | ANIADVERTISEMENT
