# Ecuador fishermen caught between US drug war and criminal groups

https://mins.news/en/video/51093

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-09 09:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb4TEK6htxU

> Fishing communities along Ecuador’s Pacific coast say they are increasingly trapped between drug-trafficking gangs and expanding US military operations. Families of crew members missing near the Galapagos Islands, including relatives of those aboard the Fiorella, say they still have no answers eight months later. Others report drone attacks, detentions and transfers abroad without due process.

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