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US designates Ecuador's Chone Killers gang as terrorist organization

Politics The Hill By Ryan Mancini 02 Jul 2026 21:05 1 min read
US designates Ecuador's Chone Killers gang as terrorist organization

The State Department on Wednesday designated the Ecuadorian gang the Chone Killers as a foreign terrorist organization. "Chone Killers is an Ecuadorian gang that has committed numerous attacks targeting civilians, law enforcement officers, and government officials, including high-profile assassinations of public officials," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. Rubio separately said on...

The State Department on Wednesday designated the Ecuadorian gang the Chone Killers as a foreign terrorist organization. "Chone Killers is an Ecuadorian gang that has committed numerous attacks targeting civilians, law enforcement officers, and government officials, including high-profile assassinations of public officials," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. Rubio separately said on...

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