US Indictment Alleges Cocaine Smuggled in Ecuadorian Seafood Shipments

US prosecutors say a Manta-based seafood exporter owned by a prominent Ecuadorian political family was used to smuggle cocaine in shipping containers of tuna. The allegations are in a Southern District of New York indictment unsealed Nov. 5 against five Ecuadorians. They include a former National Assembly member and the son of a former president.
The charges are against individuals. The company is not named as a defendant in the DOJ's release, which calls it "a major Manta-based seafood company...
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