Latest news in Ecuador? September 25th, 2026

Key developments in Ecuador as of September 25, 2026:

• Joint Anti-Cartel Raids: Ecuadorian security forces, in coordination with roughly 50 personnel from U.S. Southern Command and the DEA, arrested more than 30 suspects tied to a domestic network of Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The sweep targeted operatives allegedly moving Colombian cocaine through southwestern port facilities into international shipping lanes.

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• President Noboa at the UN General Assembly: President Daniel Noboa addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York, defending his government’s heavy reliance on military interventions to dismantle narco-terrorist groups. Noboa pushed back against criticism from international human rights bodies regarding military overreach, arguing that global scrutiny overlooks the violence inflicted by armed gangs.

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• Ongoing Provincial Curfews: A midnight-to-5:00 AM curfew remains active through September 30 across four coastal provincesGuayas, Manabí, Los Ríos, and El Oro. The measure, enforced by joint police and military checkpoints, was put in place to restrict criminal mobility during targeted security operations.

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