The United States has committed additional funding to its drug-control partnership with Ecuador, aiming to amplify the nation’s research and preventive actions against drug trafficking and organized crime. This move also targets the enhancement and restructuring of the judicial sector. The recent commitment was unveiled by Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility after […]
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