Ecuador turns to Israel and the UAE to tackle drug cartels
The President of Ecuador has said that he looked for support from Israel and the United Arab Emirates to tackle the drug cartels that are bringing turmoil to his nation, Al-Monitor via AFP reported on May 8th.
In conversation with AFP in Paris, the 37-year-old president, Daniel Noboa, explained that Israel and the UAE said they would give intelligence to assist in combating traffickers of cocaine.
In the period of his presidential campaign, Noboa had proposed that US special forces should be sent to his country to deal with the violence caused by drug cartels.
Al-Monitor via AFP
