CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two South American were detained by federal agents at the St. Thomas airport and charged with illegal reentry into the United States.
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Proposed resolution asks UN to plan for UN peacekeepers to replace Kenya-led police mission in Haiti
NEW YORK (AP) — The United States and Ecuador circulated a draft resolution on Friday asking the United Nations to begin planning for a U.N.
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Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador
QUITO — Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico on Saturday after its embassy in Ecuador was raided to arrest a controversial
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Ecuador man gets 4.75 years in prison after guilty plea to cocaine conspiracy at sea
CHRISTIANSTED — A man from Ecuador was given a sentence of 4.75 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to cocaine smuggling. Carlos Benitez Estupinan,
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Russia goes bananas over Ecuador’s plans to ship its Soviet-era missile stocks to Ukraine
MOSCOW — Russia has begun buying bananas from India and will boost such imports, its food safety watchdog said this week, after a spat with
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Three Ecuadorians Charged With Smuggling 1,763 Pounds of Cocaine
CHRISTIANSTED — Three South Americans face federal charges tied to smuggling 1,763 pounds of cocaine by sea. Luis Menocal-Mero, alias “Luis Menoscal,” 38, Carlos Anchundia-Mero,
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2 Colombians, 1 Ecuadorian Caught With 1,748 Pounds Of Cocaine On The High Seas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three South Americans caught with 1,748 pounds of cocaine on the high seas have been arrested near Colombia in the Caribbean, authorities
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