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In a significant joint effort, Colombia and Ecuador have dismantled a criminal organization known as Los Curva, responsible for shipping up to five tons of cocaine monthly to the US and Europe.
The year-long operation led to the capture of Colombian brothers Hader and Dairon Cuero, who are the alleged leaders of the group, generating over $2 billion a year from this illicit trade. Notably, Hader Cuero is on the United States’ wanted list for drug trafficking charges.
General Nicolas Zapata, the deputy director of the Colombian National Police, announced at a press conference, “This operation stops the shipment of five tons of cocaine per month.” Meanwhile, General William Villarroel, the national director of anti-drug investigations of the Ecuadorean police, described that Los Curva used speed boats and Mexico-flagged vessels to transport the drugs to Mexico via maritime routes. The organization is known for its connections with Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel and cartels in Europe’s Balkan region.
Argentina’s foreign currency reserves have witnessed a substantial decline this year, primarily due to an unprecedented drought that significantly reduced grain exports, a principal dollar revenue source. This, coupled with a soaring annual inflation rate of 109%, has caused the peso currency to falter.