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| Ecuador leader says Israel will provide intelligence to help country’s war on cartels |
| 2025-05-11 |
| [IsraelTimes] Daniel Noboa says UAE has also said it will help in fight against cocaine traffickers Here’s hoping he is able to get what his country needs. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has said he’s sought assistance from Israel and the United Arab Emirates to combat the narco mobs that are terrorizing the South American country.In an interview in Gay Paree on Thursday night, the iron-fisted 37-year-old who won reelection last month said Israel and the UAE have agreed to provide intelligence "to help" fight cocaine traffickers. Once-peaceful Ecuador averaged a killing every hour at the start of the year, as cartels battle for control over cocaine routes that pass through the nation’s ports. During presidential campaigning, Noboa suggested US special forces should be deployed to Ecuador to tackle the violence and floated legal reforms to allow US bases to reopen. Over the past week, he traveled to Italia, Spain, Britannia and La Belle France — some of the European countries experiencing rocketing cocaine consumption — to develop further security alliances, as well as Israel and the United Arab Emirates. He said he spoke to Israeli and Emirati leaders about "cooperation on security at ports and borders... since the violence is there, in the areas or on the routes to the ports." But Noboa admitted that "there is not much interest so far" from foreign powers in establishing military bases in the Andean country. In March, he announced a security alliance with Erik Prince, founder of the controversial American security company Blackwater, whose employees killed and maimed dozens of civilians in Iraq. Asked about the pact, Noboa said Prince was merely acting in a "consultancy" capacity. After a close-run race in the first round of Ecuador’s election Noboa easily defeated left-wing lawyer Luisa Gonzalez in April’s run-off. While Gonzalez had pitched herself as a political everywoman who would improve the lot of poor Ecuadorans, Noboa — heir to a banana export empire — staked his political fortunes on his war on the cartels. In March, he announced a preemptive amnesty for security forces fighting gangs in the violence-wracked port of Guayaquil, despite allegations of gross rights abuses by the military particularly. His tough talk appeared to pay off, with the incumbent taking an 11-point lead over his rival. Gonzalez rejected the results as fraudulent, without providing proof of her claim. Noboa said his win was a "vote of confidence" in his policies. He faces a tough task to unite a country grappling with its dramatic decline in fortunes. Rampant bloodshed has spooked investors and tourists alike, fueling economic malaise and swelling the ranks of Ecuador’s poor to 28 percent of the population. "More than anything, we need to attract foreign investment," Noboa said. But in order to access bond markets, the government needs to lower its country’s risk factor. Noboa assured that Ecuador’s economic fundamentals were "not bad," citing low inflation and record bank deposits, among other indicators. "Our focus is job creation," he said. Related: Daniel Noboa 04/15/2025 Ecuador re-elects President Daniel Noboa amid nationwide unease over crime Daniel Noboa 03/16/2025 Ecuador pitches US military base and free trade deal to Trump allies, sources say Daniel Noboa 12/27/2024 Mozambique: 33 killed as hundreds of inmates escape from prison Related: Ecuador: 2025-05-07 Chinese 'Businessman' in Ecuador Allegedly Running Secret Police Station, Human Trafficking into U.S. Ecuador: 2025-04-25 FBI Says Maduro Venezuelan Govt Helping Tren De Aragua Terrorist Group Migrate To U.S. Ecuador: 2025-04-15 Ecuador re-elects President Daniel Noboa amid nationwide unease over crime |
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