US designates Ecuador's 'Chone Killers' gang a terrorist organization
The United States on Wednesday designated Ecuadorian gang the “Chone Killers” as a foreign terrorist organization, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
The gang “has committed numerous attacks targeting civilians, law enforcement officers, and government officials, including high-profile assassinations of public officials,” Rubio said in a statement, adding that the group was also branded “specially designated global terrorists.”
As a result, the Chone Killers leaders and anyone associated with them can be subject to U.S. sanctions and criminal prosecution.
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