In a landmark move to fortify the fight against cross-border crime, the United States has extended a helping hand to Ecuador by donating a state-of-the-art mobile command center. This gesture, aimed at bolstering surveillance along the Colombia-Ecuador frontier, marks a significant step in the ongoing security cooperation between the two nations.
Alejandro Toledo is already sharing the Barbadillo Prison facilities with fellow former Peruvian Presidents Alberto Fujimori and Pedro Castillo after his extradition from the United States was completed Sunday. He is to stand trial for allegedly receiving bribes worth US$ 35 million from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.
Peru s Prosecutor s Office Wednesday announced the arrest of former president Pedro Castillo Terrones for the commission of an act in flagrancy after his failed attempt to dissolve Parliament and his ensuing impeachment by Congress.