US Designates Ecuadorian Los Tiguerones Gang as Terrorist Organization
The United States has officially designated the notorious Ecuadorian criminal network Los Tiguerones as a foreign terrorist organization, citing its violent attacks on civilians and journalists. The designation enables stricter financial sanctions and international cooperation to dismantle the group.
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U.S. Designates Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones Gang as Terrorist Group
The sanctions that will now be imposed on Los Tiguerones are an increasingly common U.S. tactic, though they unlikely to hurt the gang financially.
By Edward Wong, Genevieve Glatsky and Annie Correal
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Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics trafficking The US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang, which stormed a television station during a live broadcast in 2024, as a terrorist organisation as the Trump administration expands its campaign against narcotics traffickers it says are destabilising Latin America. US secretary of state Marco Rubio made the announcement in Quito, where he met Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa, ...
By Andrew Roth and agencies
Read full article →Rubio designates Ecuadorian gang linked to drug trafficking as terrorist group
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the designation during a visit to Quito, accusing Los Tiguerones of aiding cartels and attacking civilians, police and journalists.
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