News Summary November 13, 2026
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US prosecutors unsealed an indictment against five Ecuadorians, including a former National Assembly member and the son of a former president, alleging a Manta-based seafood exporter was used to smuggle cocaine in tuna shipping containers, with one 2023 seizure at the Port of Guayaquil netting about 1,444 kilograms. The case spotlights Manta as "the center of Ecuador's tuna-processing industry," with prosecutors alleging the father-son owners worked with major trafficking organizations including Los Choneros and Los Lobos to move ton-quantity cocaine loads through legitimate seafood cargo...
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