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U.S. Military Bombs Dairy Farm in Ecuador's Drug Operation

3/27/2026

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In Ecuador, a U.S. military operation aimed at a drug trafficking camp was revealed to have bombed a dairy farm instead.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the strike and described it as a success against narco-terrorism.
The New York Times found no evidence of drug activity at the site.
Farm owner Miguel and local residents denied links to trafficking, stating that Ecuadorian soldiers had burned the farm before the bombing.

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Story summary

In Ecuador, a U.S. military operation aimed at a drug trafficking camp was revealed to have bombed a dairy farm instead.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the strike and described it as a success against narco-terrorism.
The New York Times found no evidence of drug activity at the site.
Farm owner Miguel and local residents denied links to trafficking, stating that Ecuadorian soldiers had burned the farm before the bombing.