Article 6VW7C Ecuador’s president enlists ex-Blackwater chief in controversial crime crackdown

Ecuador’s president enlists ex-Blackwater chief in controversial crime crackdown

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Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent
from US news | The Guardian on (#6VW7C)

Daniel Noboa, who is seeking re-election, announced the partnership with Erik Prince, a supporter of Donald Trump

Ecuador's president, Daniel Noboa, has announced a strategic alliance" with the Donald Trump-supporting founder of the private military firm Blackwater to supposedly reinforce his controversial war" on crime.

Noboa, the rightwing heir to a South American banana empire, announced the partnership with Erik Prince on social media on Tuesday night.

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