{
  "id": 9148011,
  "title": "Ecuador Seeks US Help Fighting $30-Billion Cocaine Trade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/ecuador-seeks-us-help-fighting-30-billion-cocaine-trade",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T11:49:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-22/ecuador-president-on-us-help-to-curb-cocaine-trade-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ecuador is asking the US \"every day\" for more help fighting a cocaine trade President Daniel Noboa estimates is worth $30 billion a year. In an interview with Bloomberg Television's Francine Lacqua in New York on Sept. 21, Noboa said Ecuador is \"going after the big fish\" and needs help from the US and Europe. He says about 1,200 tons of cocaine move through Ecuador each year, with roughly 80%…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}