Ecuador’s Noboa pledges to extradite criminals in State of the Union speech
Summary
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa spoke to the National Assembly about his efforts to fight crime and improve the economy. He highlighted sending criminals to the U.S., seizing large amounts of drugs, and lowering poverty rates as key achievements.Key Facts
- President Noboa said Ecuador will find and send criminals to the U.S. through extradition.
- Nearly 300 tonnes of drugs have been seized under his crime-fighting policies.
- Organized crime and increased homicides, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, are major issues in Ecuador.
- Ecuador is located between Colombia and Peru, the top cocaine producers in the world.
- Last year, Ecuador had a high murder rate of about 50 per 100,000 people.
- Noboa has allowed the military to work with police, conduct property searches without warrants, and use a state of exception to fight crime.
- Ecuador’s military and U.S. forces attacked a training camp linked to Colombian drug traffickers earlier this year.
- Noboa also reported that poverty fell from 26% to 21.4%, and extreme poverty dropped from 10.4% to 8.4%.
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