{
  "id": 9018982,
  "title": "Ecuador Asks US Daily for Help Curbing $30 Billion Cocaine Trade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ecuador-asks-us-daily-for-help-curbing-30-billion-cocaine-trade",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T22:00:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-21/ecuador-asks-us-daily-for-help-curbing-30-billion-cocaine-trade"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ecuador asks the US ‘every day’ for more help fighting a cocaine trade worth an estimated $30 billion a year, President Daniel Noboa said Monday, while insisting local security forces should remain in charge.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}