Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US

September 9, 2026 · 8:47 pm 2 sources

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• U.S. Designates Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones Gang as Terrorist Group
  The New York Times · September 9, 2026 20:47
  The sanctions that will now be imposed on Los Tiguerones are an increasingly common U.S. tactic, though they unlikely to hurt the gang financially.
• Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US
  The Guardian · September 9, 2026 22:19
  Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics trafficking The US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang, which stormed a television station during a live broadcast in 2024, as a terrorist organisation as the Trump administration expands…