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\n U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa shake hands at the Carondelet presidential palace in Quito, Ecuador, on Thursday.
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QUITO, Ecuador \u2014 The United States will designate two of Ecuador’s most powerful gangs \u2014 Los Lobos and Los Choneros<\/a> \u2014 as foreign terrorist organizations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced during a one day visit to the South American country on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The move allows Washington to freeze assets, target associates and share intelligence with Ecuador for what Rubio described as “potentially lethal” operations. He pledged $13.5 million in security assistance and $6 million in drone technology to support Ecuador’s fight against organized crime.<\/p>\n