U.S. Designates Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones Gang as Terrorist Group

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How it spread - 11 original reports

1. Wed, 9 September 2026

   4 reports
   • Le Monde (France)20:18
     Les Etats-Unis désignent le gang équatorien Los Tiguerones comme « organisation terroriste »

     L’Equateur, allié des Etats-Unis et autrefois l’un des pays plus sûrs d’Amérique latine, est confronté à la hausse vertigineuse de la criminalité liée au narcotrafic.

   • NYT World20:47first to report
     U.S. Designates Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones Gang as Terrorist Group

     The sanctions on Los Tiguerones imposed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio are an increasingly common U.S. tactic, though they will likely not hurt the gang’s finances.

   • The Guardian World22:19
     Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US

     Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics trafficking The US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang, which stormed a television station during a live broadcast in 2024, as a terrorist organisation as the Trump administration expands its campaign against narcotics traffickers it says are destabilising Latin America. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, made the announcement in Quito, where he met Ecuadorian president Daniel...

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)23:27
     Rubio pledges more US support for Ecuador in fight against narco-trafficking

     US secretary of state says Washington will seek $45M in new funding from Congress, designate Los Tiguerones as foreign terrorist organization

2. Thu, 10 September 2026

   1 report
   • bne IntelliNews14:00
     US pledges $45mn more to Ecuador's cartel fight as Rubio visits

     The US Secretary of State pledged $45mn more in security funding for Ecuador and designated the gang Los Tiguerones a terrorist group in Quito, as Washington doubles down on ties with the region's Trump-aligned governments.

3. Fri, 11 September 2026

   1 report
   • PBS NewsHour14:23
     Trump list of U.S.-designated 'foreign terrorist organizations' in Latin America grows to 21

     The Trump administration has designated 21 Latin American and Caribbean criminal groups as "foreign terrorist organizations," with the latest an Ecuadorian group added to the list on Wednesday.

4. Tue, 22 September 2026

   1 report
   • NYT World15:09
     Mirroring Trump, Allies Are Expected to Label Latin American Cartels ‘Terrorists’ at U.N.G.A.

     On the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, 14 countries are expected to follow Washington’s lead by designating 25 criminal groups as terrorist organizations.

5. Wed, 23 September 2026

   1 report
   • NYT World19:53
     At Trump’s Request, Nations Are Designating Crime Groups as Terrorists

     Secretary of State Marco Rubio said leaders of countries across Latin America and the Caribbean had begun making the designations. The actions could help provide a public rationale for military strikes.

6. Thu, 24 September 2026

   3 reports
   • foxnews.com11:00edited after publishing
     The unlikely South American ally helping US troops with 'jail or hell' drug cartel crackdown

     previouslyThe unlikely South American ally helping lead Trump's drug cartel crackdown

     Ecuador's foreign minister says American forces work alongside Ecuadorian military and police in joint operations targeting drug cartels in Latin America.

   • The Hill13:30
     Why Trump should designate Ecuador as a major non-NATO ally

     Under President Daniel Noboa, Ecuador has restored extradition and expanded military, intelligence and law-enforcement cooperation with Washington.

   • Bloomberg Politics16:41
     Ecuador Says US Troops Helped in Police Raid Against Drug Cartel

     US forces using high-tech equipment helped Ecuadorian police track down and arrest dozens in an anti-cartel operation, according to the South American nation’s government.