07FEB24- 🏛 "In an unusual measure, the US Treasury Department ordered economic sanctions against Adolfo Macías, alias 'Fito,' leader of Los Choneros, and a fugitive from justice since January, after 'disappearing' from a prison in Guayaquil. The sanctions also cover the criminal gang Los Choneros, which they link to Mexican drug trafficking cartels.
"Drug gangs like Los Choneros, many of them linked to powerful Mexican drug cartels, threaten the lives and livelihoods of communities in Ecuador and throughout the region," said Brian E. Nelson, deputy secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, cited in a statement.
As a result of the sanctions, all assets and interests in assets of those sanctioned that are in the United States or that are in the power or control of Americans are blocked. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions Los Choneros and "Fito" for "having participated, or attempted to participate, in activities or transactions that have materially contributed,
or pose a significant risk of contributing materially, to the international proliferation of illicit drugs or their means of production." Upon learning of the sanctions, the US ambassador to Ecuador, Michael Fitzpatrick, noted that the measures "demonstrate the willingness of the United States to use all available tools, including economic ones, to hold transnational criminal actors accountable." -
-'The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away'-
(cud happen to anybody)
Matthew 25:40 (KJV) "And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
🤠iffin you gonna move down or remain in Ecuador on into 2025, get prepared for whats a coming down the pike🥷🏼its not and has not been just a Coastal & #GYE thang, its also a Sierra & Metro #Quito Thanggy as well👮🏻♂️💰
My 2025 NewYears Resolution is more time out on the La G range, zz style, 🎸🥁🎸 cuzz (imho) we gonna dang sure be a needin it🥷🏼if anybody wants to no longer be an outlaw? Call me to join our Qtowne Quito gun club and get legal to tote with a 55hr CCW Course,
now a days The CCW is pretty much streamlined down to this:
plan on about $300 for to join the gun club,about $200 or up to $300 for the CCW course,about $300 for psyche, psycho and toxico exams,
a 9mm Taurus for say $1200.
a 9mm CZ for say $1500.
aprox $80 to $100 for a box of 50rds 9mm FMJ
i see peeps now a days getting legally armed in about a 3-4 months time frame, kinda like a tuff assed visa process!
'Always be prepared' - BSA & SA,
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" - Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) Western novelist of ...
12OCT25 NEW Smart Casa🏠En Venta #EcuadorReport 3BR 2Bath 125m2 on a 100m2 Lote in Tababela #Quito✈️5 minutes Near to the #UIO🎒Quito International Airport for $79,950. (Nego)📉by JJinEcu🤠
MON 06OCT25 #ParoDay15#Ecuador #ParoNacional2025 #PUYO The community of Puyo, today marched against the government of Daniel Noboa. Strong repression and arrogance of the authorities is causing more and more sectors to join the National Unemployment protests. Today marks 15 days of protests." -
SUN 05OCT25 (11:03) #ParoDay14 #Quito #Ecuador Pres Noboa: "No one can come and take by force the capital of all Ecuadorians.
To those who choose violence, the law awaits them. To those who act like criminals, they will be treated as criminals.
We continue doing what is our duty: we will be in Pastaza tomorrow, together with those who truly build the country, helping those who need it most to produce more and get ahead." - (1/2)
"While some want to stop Ecuador, we propel it forward.
We will reduce the VAT to 8% during the holidays of October 9, and November 2 and 3, because this country is not going to grind to a halt because of a few who lost the business of smuggling and illegal mining.
To boost the local economy, on November 14 we will pay the thirteenth salary to public employees,
so families will have more money during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. We invite the private sector to join this initiative." - (2/2)
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