US military sinks vessel linked to Ecuadorian drug cartel in Pacific
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Neutral summary
The US Southern Command said its forces intercepted and sank a floating refueling station in the eastern Pacific that allegedly supported illicit drug trafficking at sea. The vessel was reportedly linked to the Ecuadorian criminal group Los Choneros, and the people on board were removed and handed over to Ecuadorian authorities. Ecuadorian human rights organizations have called for an end to US military attacks on local vessels, saying the alleged ties to crime have not been proven.
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Outlets: 12. Countries: 7. Facts in the shared core: 7.
Publication timeline
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ТАСС (outlet profile)
ВС США потопили в Тихом океане судно пособников наркокартеля. По версии американских военнослужащих, оно использовалось в качестве заправочной станции эквадорского картеля
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TASS (англ.) (outlet profile)
US military sinks vessel supporting drug cartel in Pacific. According to the Southern Command, the US will hand over people on board to Ecuadorian authorities
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Известия (outlet profile)
Американские военные затопили плавучую заправку наркокартеля в Тихом океане. Военно-морские силы США перехватили и затопили плавучую заправочную станцию, принадлежащую эквадорскому наркокартелю Los Choneros, в восточной…
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Fox News (outlet profile)
US forces sink narco-refueling station linked to Ecuadorian cartel in Pacific: SOUTHCOM. U.S. forces sank a Los Choneros refueling vessel in the Eastern Pacific after SOUTHCOM said it supported at-sea drug trafficking o…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
US sinks an Ecuadorian ship in the Pacific it alleges is tied to drug trafficking. The U.S. Southern Command has sunk another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros
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Clarín (outlet profile)
Organizaciones piden el cese de ataques militares de EE.UU. a embarcaciones ecuatorianas. Organizaciones de Ecuador demandan el fin de ataques de militares extranjeros a barcos locales, alegando vínculos no probados con…
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New York Post (outlet profile)
US forces sink narco-refueling station linked to Ecuadorian cartel in Pacific: SOUTHCOM. SOUTHCOM said the vessel supported at-sea narco-trafficking for the Ecuador cartel recently named a terrorist group.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
US sinks another Ecuadorian boat ‘linked criminal group Los Choneros’
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Aristegui Noticias (outlet profile)
EE.UU. intercepta y hunde buque presuntamente vinculado a Los Choneros. La tripulación fue desembarcada y puesta a disposición de las autoridades de Ecuador antes de que las fuerzas estadounidenses hundieran la embarcac…
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Morning Star (outlet profile)
US sinks an Ecuadorian boat in the Pacific. THE United States Southern Command sank another Ecuadorian vessel that it alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros. Monday’s attack was the latest by the US again…
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La Patilla (outlet profile)
Organizaciones piden el cese de ataques militares de EEUU a embarcaciones ecuatorianas. Más de una decena de organizaciones defensoras de los derechos humanos de Ecuador exigieron este lunes el cese de los ataques que m…
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El Financiero (outlet profile)
‘El mar ya no es refugio para narcos’: EU y Ecuador decomisan cuatro toneladas de drogas. Ecuador y Estados Unidos intensificaron sus acciones contra el narcotráfico en el Pacífico con el decomiso de cuatro toneladas de…
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
US forces sink vessel ‘linked to Ecuador criminal gang’. The US military says it intercepted and sank a floating refueling station in the eastern Pacific.
Factual core
- The US military sank a vessel in the Pacific Ocean that was supporting a drug cartel.
- The vessel was linked to the Ecuadorian cartel Los Choneros.
- The crew of the intercepted vessel was disembarked and handed over to Ecuadorian authorities.
- The operation was announced by the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
- The interception occurred in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
- The attacks target Ecuadorian boats or ships.
- The operation was conducted by US military forces.