QUITO, Ecuador — In his annual State of the Union address delivered before the National Assembly in Ecuador’s capital on Sunday, President Daniel Noboa highlighted the outcomes of his administration’s U.S.-backed anti-organized crime campaign, alongside promising improvements to key national economic indicators. The hardline security push comes as Ecuador grapples with a years-long drug violence crisis that has become the top public concern for the South American nation.
Ecuador’s president touts US-backed crime-fighting efforts and vows to keep hunting down criminals
