# CARTEL CRACKDOWN: DEA, SOUTHCOM push to dismantle Ecuadorian drug networks

https://mins.news/en/video/38352

- Fox News, 2026-08-31 08:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOhWHBuAclE

> The DEA and U.S. Southern Command are pushing to dismantle Ecuadorian drug networks. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott also discussed rescue efforts after flooding near the China-Nepal border and the Trump administration’s cartel crackdown.

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