US military boards and destroys alleged drug smuggling vessel in Pacific

The US military sank an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific after boarding it during an operation targeting trafficking networks. In a statement released on Wednesday (Sep 16), the US Southern Command said the vessel was linked to Ecuador's Los Choneros narcotics trafficking organisation and added that individuals on the vessel were handed over to Ecuadorian authorities. #usnews #usa #ecuador #ecuadornews Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia