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U.S. Commandos Aid Ecuador Crackdown After Eight Bodies Discovered

6/4/2026

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U.S. commandos joined Ecuadorian forces in a coastal mission to dismantle a suspected narco-terrorist hub.
Police in Babahoyo found eight bodies in plastic bags after eight people, including two minors, vanished traveling from Daule to Milagro.
Colonel Galo Munoz said a note blamed the Los Lobos gang in a feud with Los Choneros, prompting President Daniel Noboa to impose curfews and deploy the military in provinces as a U.S.-backed crackdown.

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U.S. commandos joined Ecuadorian forces in a coastal mission to dismantle a suspected narco-terrorist hub.
Police in Babahoyo found eight bodies in plastic bags after eight people, including two minors, vanished traveling from Daule to Milagro.
Colonel Galo Munoz said a note blamed the Los Lobos gang in a feud with Los Choneros, prompting President Daniel Noboa to impose curfews and deploy the military in provinces as a U.S.-backed crackdown.