[News] Dark Alliance: key US ally Daniel Noboa linked to S. American drug trade
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Yet another case of the US overlooking a Latin American comprador's
waist-deep involvement in drug trafficking because they're an ally in
the fight against socialism
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Yet another case of the US overlooking a Latin American
comprador's waist-deep involvement in drug trafficking because
they're an ally in the fight against socialism
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The Grayzone's Oscar Leon interviews Andres Durán, an Ecuadoran
investigative journalist who has had to flee his country due to his
allegations that billionaire, US-allied President Daniel Noboa, the
Noboa family and their inner circle are intimately involved in the
international drug trade.
In this explosive interview, Durán reveals the following:
-Ecuador, not Venezuela, is the primary departure point for cocaine
shipments to the US and Europe, with Noboa's family businesses
repeatedly linked to drug seizures
-Multiple cocaine trafficking scandals involve Noboa-owned companies
(e.g., Noboa Trading, Blasti S.A., Transmabo) and a family farm (San
Luis), including shipments intercepted in Europe and 193 kg seized in 2025
-Durán accuses Noboa of heading a "criminal economy" enabled by
political decisions: defunding port security, deregulating banana
exports, lacking financial oversight, and using shell companies for
money laundering
-Investigations are allegedly obstructed without thorough probes, no
arrests of high-level figures, while cases are dismissed as
"contamination" despite Noboa companies controlling the full supply chain
-Ecuador's criminal economy is estimated at a staggering 18-22% of GDP
thanks to weak state oversight, dollarization, and documented ties to
the Albanian mafia
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