U.S. forces on Monday sank a floating refueling vessel used by an Ecuadorian organized crime ring, officials said.

Forces with Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTFWH) interdicted the refueling vessel used for “at-sea drug trafficking operations” in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said.

“JTF-WHEM continues to conduct precise and professional operations to dismantle the logistical networks fueling narco-trafficking in the Western Hemisphere,” a SOUTHCOM post on X states.

The vessel was involved with the Los Choneros narco-terrorist organization, SOUTHCOM said. The people aboard were removed and will be handed over…

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