The U.S. Embassy in Quito, Ecuador, announced on Wednesday the opening of the first FBI office in the country.
Ecuadorian officials will work alongside the office in a move that strengthens diplomatic relations between the United States and the South American country, while reinforcing President Donald Trump’s push to fight drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere.
“Today we celebrate another strategic and operational milestone in security,” the U.S. Embassy in Quito said in a post on X.
Ecuadorian Interior Minister John Reimberg spoke to reporters about the opening of the FBI office, saying collaboration will start immediately.
“What has changed is that we have FBI agents permanently in Ecuador working with a national police unit that has been set up so that they can work together,” he said….