00:01On Wednesday, United States Southern Command confirmed that in a joint operation with Ecuadorian authorities,
00:07they intercepted a vessel attributed to the criminal organization known as Los Xaneros.
00:11The operation comes amid serious allegations by Ecuadorian fishermen regarding the legality of the Pentagon's operations in national waters.
00:19While the fishermen questioned these actions, the Ecuadorian government supports cooperation with the United States in operations in the Pacific.
00:26According to Southern Command, the intercepted vessel was being used as a resupply point to support drug trafficking operations and
00:34is believed to be linked to Los Xaneros.
00:36During the operation, United States military personnel boarded and seized the vessel.
00:41Its occupants were handed over to Ecuadorian authorities and the vessel was supposedly sinked, according to Washington.
