Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem met on July 31 with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and members of his administration to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a law enforcement exchange program between the United States and Ecuador.
“In the war against drugs and crime, information is our strongest weapon,” Noem said in a statement released the same day.
The meeting took place at Carondelet Palace in Quito and was attended by Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld and Interior Minister John Reimberg, among other officials.
Noem and Reimberg signed the MoU for an exchange program that will integrate an Ecuadorian security officer into Customs and Border Protection’s National Targeting Center, with the mission of intercepting dangerous travelers, including terrorists and illicit cargo, according to DHS….