U.S. Forces Sink 1 Los Choneros Refueling Vessel in Eastern Pacific
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 9
U.S. Forces Sink 1 Los Choneros Refueling Vessel in Eastern Pacific
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 9
Summary
September 8 operations by Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere interdicted a “floating refueling station” in the Eastern Pacific, removed its crew and then sank the vessel.
SOUTHCOM said intelligence tied the boat to Los Choneros, and the detained individuals were transferred to Ecuadorian authorities.
The military described the strike as part of a broader effort to dismantle the maritime logistics that sustain illicit drug-trafficking routes across the Western Hemisphere.
Los Choneros, an Ecuador-based group designated a foreign terrorist organization, has been linked to killings, kidnappings and global drug shipments through ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and Albanian networks.