Ecuador and United States sign security cooperation agreements

Ecuador United States money laundering organized crime Palantir

Ecuador and the United States have formalized three bilateral cooperation agreements in Quito to combat transnational organized crime. The agreements focus on three strategic areas: money laundering, kidnapping and extortion, and illegal gold mining.

To combat money laundering, the United States will provide the Financial and Economic Analysis Unit (UAFE) with the Palantir system, an advanced technological platform using artificial intelligence to track suspicious financial patterns and dismantle criminal networks.

To address extortion and kidnapping, the agreements will provide technological equipment and investigative support to the Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion Unit (UNASE) as it transitions into a specialized National Directorate.

Regarding illegal mining, the pact establishes coordinated police operations and intelligence sharing to disrupt the illicit gold trade that finances criminal groups. The signing involved Ecuadorian officials, including President Daniel Noboa and ministers John Reimberg and Gian Carlo Loffredo, alongside U.S. officials F. Cartwright Weiland and Lawrence Petroni.

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Ayacucho · Buenos Aires · Daniel Noboa · Ecuador · Financial and Economic Analysis Unit · National Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion Unit · Nery García Zárate · Palantir · United States · United States

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[● 4 SOURCES] The agreements target money laundering, kidnapping, extortion, and illegal gold mining. www.moncloa.com · centrotvecuador.com · ecuador221.com.ec · deultimominuto.com
[● 4 SOURCES] Ecuador and the United States signed three cooperation agreements in Quito. www.moncloa.com · centrotvecuador.com · ecuador221.com.ec · deultimominuto.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Ecuador declared a state of internal armed conflict in 2024. deultimominuto.com
[● 4 SOURCES] President Daniel Noboa participated in the signing of the agreements. www.moncloa.com · tctelevision.com · ecuador221.com.ec · deultimominuto.com
[● 4 SOURCES] The agreements will support the transition of UNASE into a National Directorate. www.moncloa.com · centrotvecuador.com · ecuador221.com.ec · deultimominuto.com
[● 2 SOURCES] The U.S. will provide the Palantir system to Ecuador's Financial and Economic Analysis Unit (UAFE). www.moncloa.com · tctelevision.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Ecuador recorded approximately 9,300 homicides in 2025. deultimominuto.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] The Palantir project aims to optimize the traceability of illicitly sourced money. tctelevision.com