Politics● Low5d ago · Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM
Judge in Ecuador acquits eight crew members of a boat attacked by the U.S. in the Pacific
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Clarín · South America
Eight sailors are acquitted after being accused of drug trafficking as no evidence was presented against them. The judge criticizes the prosecutor for initiating the case. The vessel Don Rufo was sunk by US military personnel. The accused were far from the boat and were found days later by the Navy.
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