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FBI opens first Ecuador office in fight against drug trafficking
The permanent FBI office in Quito enhances joint efforts against drug trafficking and organized crime amid Ecuador's highest recorded violence, officials said.
- The United States has opened its first FBI office in Ecuador to combat drug trafficking, weapons smuggling, money laundering, and terrorism financing.
- The new FBI office will collaborate directly with Ecuadorean officials and a specially established national police unit.
- Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa's administration prioritizes the fight against organized crime.
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The representation will allow “to identify, dismantle, and bring to justice those who traffic drugs,” according to the US embassy in Quito
Quito. The first office of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Ecuadorian territory was inaugurated this Wednesday, with the presence of Vice President María José Pinto and accompanied by Lawrence Petroni, Chargé d'Affaires of the diplomatic representation of Washington in Quito.
FBI Opens Its First Office in Ecuador to Combat Drug Trafficking
The U.S. Embassy in Quito, Ecuador, announced on Wednesday the opening of the first FBI office in the country. Ecuadorian officials will work alongside the office in a move that strengthens diplomatic relations between the United States and the South American country, while reinforcing President Donald Trump’s push to fight drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere. “Today we celebrate another strategic and operational milestone in security,” t…
While security cooperation between Quito and Washington is intensifying, the inauguration of the US Federal Police Office marks a new chapter in the regional fight against cartels.
The governments of Ecuador and the United States have established an agreement for agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to have a permanent presence in Ecuadorian territory, as reported this Wednesday by the Minister of the Interior of Ecuador…
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