United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has designated two more Latin American cartels “foreign terrorist organistations” during a visit to Ecuador.

The announcement on Thursday came after Rubio, the top US diplomat, met Ecuadorian President Daniel Naboa in Quito.

Speaking at a news conference afterwards with Ecuador’s foreign minister, Rubio described the designations as part of a “war” US President Donald Trump has begun to wage against Latin American cartels.

“Frankly, it’s a war. It’s a war on killers. It’s a war on terror,” Rubio said.

The targets of the new US “terrorism” designations were two Ecuador-based gangs, Los Lobos and Los Choneros, both of which have been involved in the illicit drug trade.

But Rubio said the gangs were responsible for more than trafficking, hig

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