2026年3月5日 / 美国东部时间上午10:37 / CBS新闻
厄瓜多尔国防部周三表示，厄瓜多尔军队在北部边境附近击沉一艘”贩毒潜艇”，同时该国正与美国军方合作打击国内有组织犯罪。
美国南方司令部在社交媒体上称，厄瓜多尔和美国于周二开始联合军事行动。行动范围尚不清楚。美国南方司令部分享了一段直升机飞越一群人员的视频，但官员未透露拍摄地点。
该机构表示：”我们正在采取果断行动，打击长期在整个半球对公民实施恐怖主义、暴力和腐败行为的贩毒恐怖分子。”
据美联社报道，厄瓜多尔总统丹尼尔·诺博亚本周早些时候表示，他的政府正开始与其他国家采取联合行动，作为打击有组织犯罪新战略的一部分。厄瓜多尔和美国经常在安全问题上进行合作。美联社称，这个南美国家面临着与贩毒和非法采矿相关的持续暴力浪潮。
厄瓜多尔国防部周三表示，”军事行动在卡亚帕斯-马塔赫红树林发现了一个秘密营地和贩毒船只，该营地已准备好用于’非法活动’。”
军方称，这艘被称为”贩毒潜水器”的船只长约115英尺，”准备开始一次长时间航行”。官员表示，该船”可能用于贩毒”。照片显示多名军人站在潜艇顶部，潜艇似乎覆盖着植物残骸。
国防部称，军方发现该地点后遭到枪击，随后进行了回击。官员未说明军方人员或营地人员是否有伤亡。
除潜艇外，军方还在营地发现了六艘快艇、七个舷外马达、25个共装有1375加仑柴油的油箱、6000加仑燃料、120个空油箱、导航设备和一把霰弹枪。国防部表示，这些物资表明”存在一个旨在在这一战略地区维持非法活动的后勤结构”。
贩毒潜艇无法完全潜入水下，因此受到国际毒贩的青睐，因为它们有时能躲避执法部门的侦察。
据《国家地理》报道，卡亚帕斯-马塔赫红树林位于厄瓜多尔与哥伦比亚边境附近的太平洋沿岸。该保护区茂密难行，拥有世界上一些最高的红树林。
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Ecuador sinks “narco sub” as nation joins forces with U.S. to target organized crime
March 5, 2026 / 10:37 AM EST / CBS News
Ecuadorian forces sank a “narco sub” near its northern border as the nation works with the United States military to crack down on organized crime in the country, Ecuador’s defense ministry said Wednesday.
Ecuador and the U.S. began joint military operations on Tuesday, the U.S. Southern Command said on social media. The scope of the operation is not clear. The U.S. Southern Command shared a video of a helicopter flying over a group of men, but officials did not disclose where the footage was taken.
“We are taking decisive action to confront narco-terrorists who have long inflicted terror, violence, and corruption on citizens throughout the hemisphere,” the agency said.
Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa said earlier this week that his government was beginning joint actions with other countries as part of a new strategy in the fight against organized crime, the Associated Press reported. Ecuador and the U.S. often collaborate on security issues. The South American country has faced a sustained wave of violence linked to drug trafficking and illegal mining, according to the Associated Press.
Ecuador’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that a “military operation enabled the discovery of a clandestine camp and narco-vessel” in the Cayapas–Mataje mangrove forest that was ready to be used for “illicit activities.”
The boat, also referred to as a “narco-submersible,” was about 115 feet long and “ready to begin a prolonged voyage,” the ministry said. Officials said the vessel was “presumably intended for drug trafficking.” Photos show multiple military members standing atop the sub, which appears to be covered in plant debris.
Military personnel were shot at after discovering the site and returned fire, the defense ministry said. Officials did not say if there were any deaths or injuries among military personnel or those at the camp.
In addition to the submarine, the military found six speedboats, seven outboard motors, 25 tanks containing a combined 1,375 gallons of diesel, 6,000 gallons of fuel, 120 empty fuel tanks, navigation equipment and a shotgun at the campsite. The defense ministry said these supplies showed “the existence of a logistical structure intended to sustain illicit activities in this strategic area.”
Narco subs, which cannot go fully underwater, are popular among international drug traffickers as they can sometimes elude detection by law enforcement.
The Cayapas–Mataje mangrove forest is located near Ecuador’s border with Colombia, on the Pacific Coast. The reserve is dense and difficult to navigate, and contains some of the tallest mangroves in the world, according to National Geographic.
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