Ecuador's success in dismantling gangs and corrupt institutions is seen as a promising start in combating Latin America's new crime wave. The US has pledged increased intelligence sharing to aid Ecuador's security efforts, but concerns exist about criminals infiltrating the country's institutions. In Honduras, former police chief 'El Tigre' Bonilla has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, just days before the trial of former President Juan Orlando Hernandez is set to begin in the US. This follows another co-defendant's plea deal. The US has also imposed sanctions on Ecuador's criminal group Los Choneros and its leader, amidst rising violence in the country.
⚠️ US IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON ECUADOR'S LOS CHONEROS GANG (Reuters) The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Ecuador criminal group Los Choneros and its leader, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Rising violence in Ecuador culminated…
Narcos Honduras Countdown: Juan Orlando Hernandez Again Asks for Trial Delay Day After Tigre Bonilla Pled Guilty [JOH pide nuevamente un aplazamiento el juicio - Inner City Press story: https://t.co/6otTDW8gIl Filing on Patreon here: https://t.co/iFaBtdcNGC
⚠️ HONDURAS EX-POLICE CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY AHEAD OF EX-PRESIDENT'S US DRUG TRIAL (Reuters) A former Honduran police chief known as "El Tigre" has pleaded guilty to a U.S. criminal charge, court records showed on Wednesday, days before the country's former President Juan Orlando… https://t.co/7T7kvnPmP1
#USCanadaOnTrial: Update #3: The “U.S. government’s go-to man in Honduras for the war on drug trafficking” pleads guilty to drug trafficking. Less than 5 days until the #JOHTrial starts in New York. Two of JOH's co-accused have recently pleaded guilty. #PublicInquiriesNow… https://t.co/5NvXYBNOIO
Narcos Honduras: Feb 12 trial of JOH was just reiterated by Judge Castel, morning after Bonilla's guilty plea: "ORDER as to Juan Orlando Hernandez. The trial in this matter will begin on Feb 12, 2024 at 9:30 am in 11D. (Signed Judge P. Kevin Castel on 2/7/2024" https://t.co/AK592hu6e3
VLOG Feb 7: Trump DC Ct of Appeals, Supreme Court next; Honduras Tigre Bonilla pleads guilty - Inner City Press exclusive - NYCHA 70 takedown, had it 1st, less than it appears? In crypto, conflicts hearings on SBF and Mashinsky same lawyer. UN censorship of SG https://t.co/mKlBgUN8N3
Former Honduran police chief ‘El Tigre’ Bonilla, pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking six days before he was due to go on trial with former president Juan Orlando Hernandez. https://t.co/pEGpiVbdJp
Stand-up: GUILTY: In Honduras Narco Case Bonilla Pleads Out 6 Days Before Trial JOH Faces Alone Feb 12 - Inner City Press story: https://t.co/tDIFSLWytW extra on X for subscribers here https://t.co/qApMz4y8I0 & @SubstackInc here, aqui: https://t.co/Cvoy77QM7j… https://t.co/peuBcOmQZT
GUILTY: In Honduras Narco Case Bonilla Pleads Out 6 Days Before Trial JOH Faces Alone Feb 12 - Inner City Press story: https://t.co/tDIFSLWytW Extra on X for subscribers here https://t.co/qApMz4y8I0 and @SubstackInc here, aqui: https://t.co/Cvoy77QM7j https://t.co/o3kjaysczA
It's on: in Honduras JOH narcos case, now in Judge Castel's courtroom Tigre Bonilla has come out of the holding cell - to plead guilty, six days before trial? Inner City Press as only media here will live tweet, thread below https://t.co/52BKbUAgM7
Crunch time: in Honduras JOH narcos case, now in Judge Castel's courtroom Tigre Bonilla's lawyers go in & out of holding cell as prosecutors wait. 2nd thoughts about pleading guilty, six days before trial? Inner City Press will live tweet - if and when it happens https://t.co/52BKbUAgM7
Breaking news in #JOHtrial. Will JOH stand trial by himself? One of his co-defendants entered a plea deal last Friday and now, maybe his second co-defendant Juan Carlos Bonilla may have also? #Honduras https://t.co/lQncmOStFQ
Breaking news even before formally confirmed: in Honduras JOH narcos case, just now in Judge Castel's courtroom as he hears an unrelated money laundering case bail appeal, saw Tigre Bonilla's lawyers - and am told (by another) that Tigre's up to plead guilty today https://t.co/52BKbUAgM7
🇪🇨 | The US has promised to up intelligence sharing as part of a broader security aid package in #Ecuador. But given criminals’ proven track record of infiltrating the country’s institutions, that could be a double-edged sword in the fight against gangs. https://t.co/MCRO9fwRok
Ecuador’s success in dismantling gangs and the corrupt institutions that protect them could be a promising start in turning the tide on Latin America’s new crime wave. https://t.co/F2BIz9HR7J