{"id":72291,"date":"2026-03-26T14:31:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/alleged-hezbollah-member-on-u-s-terror-list-is-arrested-in-ecuador\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:31:45","slug":"alleged-hezbollah-member-on-u-s-terror-list-is-arrested-in-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/alleged-hezbollah-member-on-u-s-terror-list-is-arrested-in-ecuador\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged Hezbollah member on U.S. terror list is arrested in Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Ecuador has arrested a Syrian man identified as a terrorist threat by the United States for belonging to Iran-backed militant group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Hezbollah<\/a>, authorities said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest came as the government of Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, wages a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-us-backed-anti-drug-operations-were-at-war\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">crackdown on drug trafficking gangs<\/a><\/span>, with Washington&#8217;s backing.<\/p>\n<p>Ecuadoran Interior Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnReimberg\/status\/2036869893694316911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Reimberg said on X<\/a> the man had been arrested in a joint operation between immigration authorities and the national police intelligence service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Deportation proceedings have been initiated&#8221; against the man, who was identified only as M.K. and entered Ecuador without proper documentation, said Reimberg.<\/p>\n<p>He said the man was known to Ecuadoran authorities, having been arrested in the country in 2005 on charges of leading a drug trafficking network that allegedly moved millions of dollars on behalf of Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect had been granted provisional release in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are international terrorist groups that intend to operate in the country, and President Daniel Noboa&#8217;s Government will not allow it,&#8221; Reimberg said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ATENCI%C3%93N?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#ATENCI\u00d3N<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Como dije hace unas horas, hay grupos terroristas internacionales que pretenden operar en el pa\u00eds y el Gobierno del presidente Daniel Noboa no lo permitir\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p>Hace un momento en Quito, en operativo conjunto entre la Subsecretar\u00eda de Migraci\u00f3n, la Polic\u00eda Nacional y con\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uhRxN6FR01\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/uhRxN6FR01<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Reimberg (@JohnReimberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnReimberg\/status\/2036869893694316911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>xLebanon-based Hezbollah is currently fighting with Israel as part of the Middle East war unleashed by <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/us-iran-tensions\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Noboa last year issued a decree blacklisting Hezbollah and Palestinian militant group Hamas as terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n<p>The president claims the groups advise drug trafficking gangs operating in Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Ecuador <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-us-backed-anti-drug-operations-were-at-war\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">launched operations<\/a><\/span> against drug traffickers with support from the U.S. The two countries are part of a 17-country cartel-fighting alliance launched by Mr. Trump\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-shield-of-the-americas-summit\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">at a summit<\/a><\/span>\u00a0earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. and Ecuadoran forces recently conducted\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-ecuador-joint-lethal-kinetic-strikes-combat-drug-trafficking-video\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">joint strikes inside Ecuador<\/a><\/span>, and Ecuador&#8217;s military\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/narco-sub-sunk-ecuador-us-operations-organized-crime\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">sank a &#8220;narco sub&#8221;<\/a><\/span>\u00a0near its northern border. 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