Ecuador Backs US Sinking of Vessels in Drug War; Families Question Evidence

In the Eastern Pacific this week, three vessels were sunk by US forces in a joint operation with Ecuador, targeting what both governments describe as floating infrastructure for cocaine trafficking linked to the Los Choneros criminal organization. Yet the families of detained crew members insist the men were fishermen, and no drugs have been publicly documented as evidence. The incident is one thread in a widening campaign of maritime lethal force under the Trump administration — a campaign that is forcing Latin America to reckon with old questions about sovereignty, evidence, and the cost of