US Designates Ecuadorian Gang Los Tiguerones a Terrorist Organization
The Trump administration will seek additional funding from Congress to dismantle the group, according to The Guardian.
The United States designated Ecuador's Los Tiguerones gang, which stormed a television station during a live broadcast in 2024, as a terrorist organization, The Guardian reported.
The Trump administration will seek additional funding from Congress to "dismantle" the group over narcotics trafficking, according to the report. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the designation in Quito, where he met Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa during a three-nation tour of Latin America.
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- Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US — The Guardian — World
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