The Emergence Of Ecuador As A Criminal State

Ecuador Emerges As Hub For International Crime -- Deutsche Welle

Ecuador is emerging as a focus for transnational criminal groups, according to US and European officials. Colombian and Mexican drug traffickers as well as Chinese and African human traffickers use it as a business hub.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the inter-governmental body responsible for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism, is expected at its meeting in February in Abu Dhabi to include Ecuador on its high-risk jurisdiction list at the request of G20 finance ministers.

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My Comment: You know you have a problem when the President of Ecuador receives financial support from narco guerrilla/terror groups.

But while the focus is on Ecuador, the US has also been implicated in providing cover for criminal organizations.