2024-01-10 21:28:00
Ecuador’s embattled president Daniel Noboasaid he received a promise USA to help contain the terrorist campaign of drug traffickers. Bonds recovered.
“We had a meeting with United States Ambassador Fitzpatrick yesterday afternoon after the decree and he said that in a few days, two or three days, they will arrive in Ecuador with a assistance package“President Noboa said on Wednesday in an interview with the Canela radio network.
The bonuses in Dollars The country erased losses, and notes due in 2035 rose 0.3 cents to 36 cents on the dollar, according to indicative price data compiled by Bloomberg.
Patricia Bullrich assured that the Government is willing to send security forces to Ecuador: “This is a continental issue”
An offensive against drug trafficking triggered the war between gangs and the Ecuadorian StateNoboa said. The crisis erupted after a known drug trafficker, José Adolfo Macías Villamaralias “Issue”, disappeared from his cell on the first weekend of 2024.
Noboa, who took office six weeks ago, declared a state of emergency and called in the Army to try to control the cartels, who responded by organizing prison riots, assaulting a television station, setting cars on fire and taking members of the cartel hostage. police.
The streets of Ecuador were quieter than usual this Wednesday the 10th after the Government ordered the closure of schools and remote work in public offices. Many private sector offices have followed suit.
He escaped again from the “Fito” prison, one of the most dangerous criminals in Ecuador who decrees a curfew
Noboa said tension with the gangs increased when his government began implementing measures to control trafficking routes along highways and ports. “We are in a state of war and we cannot give in to these terrorists,” he said.
Homicides have increased in parallel with seizures of cocaine shipments in the last five years, making Ecuador one of the most dangerous nations in the world. The U.S. Embassy in Quito did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The US is “extremely concerned” about the violence and is willing to provide assistance to the Ecuadorian government, US Deputy Secretary of State Brian Nichols said in a post on Tuesday.
Translated by Paola Torre.
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