“Operating under the guise of legitimate fishing businesses, a fleet of Ecuador-based vessels near Manta, Ecuador, secretly transfers cocaine to small power boats — known as go-fast vessels — that transit north through the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPAC), en route to the United States,”

U.S. Treasury Department · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21

The Treasury Department described how the fishing vessel network transfers cocaine to go-fast boats bound for the U.S.