US Forces Sink Vessel Linked to Ecuadorian Criminal Gang in Pacific

The US military intercepts and sinks a floating refueling station in the eastern Pacific, alleging it is tied to drug trafficking by the Ecuadorian gang Los Choneros.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 8 Sept 2026 · updated 45d ago

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 8 Sept 2026. ABC News published first, on 8 September at 06:34 UTC; Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera followed 14h 32m later. The most recent article, from Fox News World, appeared on 9 September at 10:05 UTC.

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