U.S. Designates Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones Gang as Terrorist Group
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Wed, 9 September 2026
4 reports- Le Monde (France)20:18first to report
L’Equateur, allié des Etats-Unis et autrefois l’un des pays plus sûrs d’Amérique latine, est confronté à la hausse vertigineuse de la criminalité liée au narcotrafic.
- NYT World20:47
The sanctions on Los Tiguerones imposed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio are an increasingly common U.S. tactic, though they will likely not hurt the gang’s finances.
- The Guardian World22:19
Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics trafficking The US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang, which stormed a television station during a live broadcast in 2024, as a terrorist organisation as the Trump administration expands its campaign against narcotics traffickers it says are destabilising Latin America. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, made the announcement in Quito, where he met Ecuadorian president Daniel...
- Anadolu Agency (AA)23:27
US secretary of state says Washington will seek $45M in new funding from Congress, designate Los Tiguerones as foreign terrorist organization
Thu, 10 September 2026
1 report- bne IntelliNews14:00
The US Secretary of State pledged $45mn more in security funding for Ecuador and designated the gang Los Tiguerones a terrorist group in Quito, as Washington doubles down on ties with the region's Trump-aligned governments.
Fri, 11 September 2026
1 report- PBS NewsHour14:23
The Trump administration has designated 21 Latin American and Caribbean criminal groups as "foreign terrorist organizations," with the latest an Ecuadorian group added to the list on Wednesday.