US Southern Command, 27 August 2026

Unified front against cartels and narco-terrorists:
"The border between Colombia and Ecuador is a geographic chokepoint that violent cartels have long exploited. Today, we are changing the game.

In a powerful display of regional unity, Colombian Minister of Defense Jorge Eduardo… pic.twitter.com/lEyhkY9wUl

— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) August 27, 2026

… Mora, General Commander of the Colombian Military Forces Major General Erick Rodríguez Aparicio, Ecuadorian Minister of Defense Gian Carlo Loffredo, Chief of Defense Gen. Henry Delgado Salvador, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere Commander Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Jarrard, and I met in San Lorenzo, Ecuador — in the midst of this dangerous region. Under the banner of the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, we cemented a unified strategy to hunt cartel leadership, shatter their logistics, and permanently deny them safe haven." — #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan