Ecuador receives U.S.-donated patrol boat to combat drug trafficking and illegal fishing

The U.S. donated a patrol boat to Ecuador, handed over in Guayaquil, to bolster maritime interdiction against drug trafficking and illegal fishing. This is a routine capacity-building transfer, not a major shift in regional posture. The move signals continued U.S.-Ecuador security cooperation in the Eastern Pacific.

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