Rubio hails Ecuador as an ‘aggressive’ partner in the US counterdrug push

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has hailed Ecuador as being the most “aggressive” partner in the Trump administration’s push to crack down on drug trafficking and transnational criminal groups in the Western Hemisphere.

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Rubio hails Ecuador as an ‘aggressive’ partner in the US counterdrug push

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