US Military Says It Sank Los Choneros Cartel Support Vessel in Pacific
The operation is the latest in a series of joint US-Ecuador actions aimed at disrupting maritime drug trafficking networks.
TL;DR
- U.S. military intercepted and sank a vessel used for refueling maritime drug traffickers.
- The vessel was located in the eastern Pacific.
- Intelligence linked the vessel to the Ecuadorian terrorist organization Los Choneros.
- The operation was conducted by a Marine task force from the USS San Antonio.
- The operation was carried out in coordination with the Ecuadorian government.
- Individuals on board were transferred to Ecuadorian authorities before the vessel was sunk.
- The interdiction is seen as a disruption to traffickers' logistics and advances efforts to dismantle narco-terrorist networks.