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The US Treasury has frozen assets and imposed sanctions on a dozen Mexico-based companies and eight individuals linked to the Sinaloa cartel's 'Chapitos' faction. The move targets financial networks supporting drug trafficking and designates the cartel as a foreign terrorist organization, amid ongoing US efforts to combat Latin American drug groups.
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Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa was unharmed after his motorcade was targeted by protesters in central Ecuador amid violent demonstrations over fuel subsidies. Five people were detained, and authorities are investigating whether gunfire was involved. The unrest is linked to economic reforms and rising violence.
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Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder turned drug trafficker, is accused of orchestrating a violent international drug operation and ordering the murder of a witness in Colombia. Authorities have arrested multiple suspects linked to his network, but Wedding remains at large in Mexico with a $15 million reward for his capture.
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Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of El Chapo, changed his plea to guilty in Chicago, admitting to drug trafficking and criminal enterprise. His brother Ovidio also pleaded guilty earlier. The arrests have intensified cartel infighting, causing violence and highlighting US-Mexico drug trafficking tensions.