Erik Prince, the founder of the controversial security contractor formerly known as Blackwater, has an interest in privatizing law enforcement operations. Now he’s bringing his efforts to Guayaquil, Ecuador’s most violent city. The operations took place on Saturday. They led to the eviction of 10 homes and the imprisonment of 40 people on site, in the words of Ecuador’s Interior Minister John Reimberg.
Prince’s visit to Ecuador is just one piece of a wider effort to tackle violent gangs in the South American country. He has spent the past week focused on developing a new strategic plan. This plan provides a strategic response to the expanding menace posed by transnational organized crime. Working with congregations and the intercessors, alongside local security forces, he’s been training and giving tactical advice to increase their operational capabilities.
The Ecuadorian government is reportedly doing the planning and groundwork at this very moment for possible U.S. military assistance, plans unearthed by CNN show. Anxiety Ecuador’s new leadership senses a real and dangerous urgency as they face down pernicious and plentiful gang forces. This partnership shines a light on their work to stabilize our nation’s communities.
Prince underscored the dramatic plight that threatens Ecuador. It was on the way to being like Venezuela, having become a narco-state with drug processing laboratories around the country, criminality everywhere, socialism, despair, chaos.
Ecuador’s young President Daniel Noboa has made a firm commitment to fight organized crime and establish this via a “strategic alliance” with Eric Prince. This partnership aims to enhance the operational effectiveness of Ecuador’s security forces against the pervasive influence of gangs and narcotics trafficking.
Ecuador’s Defense Minister, Gian Carlo Loffredo Prince and his team might have their scope of action extended in the future. He approached this potential development with much hope. He referred to the operations on Saturday as a “historic chapter for security” in Ecuador. He noted how crucial these initiatives are in the never-ending fight against La Cosa Nostra and other criminal enterprises.
Prince also called for Ecuadorians to support President Noboa. Otherwise, he warns, the absence of support will only push the country further into chaos and violence. “We are providing the law enforcement and the military the tools and the tactics to effectively combat the narco-gangs,” he stated, reinforcing the need for decisive action against criminal organizations.
The collaboration between Erik Prince and Ecuador’s security forces signifies a pivotal moment in the country’s battle against gang violence. With increased training, resources, and potential U.S. support on the horizon, officials hope to turn the tide against organized crime.
