The authorities said one of these individuals had an Interpol red alert and the other had an internal threat alert in the South American nation.

Maria Isabel Saravia, deputy director of the SNM, said that both detainees are key players in sensitive operations in Ecuador, which led to the escape of high-profile prisoners linked to a corruption network of high-ranking officials.

Saravia added that the deportations complied with due process in both cases and direct coordination was made with the Government in Quito to execute these measures.

With this action, Panama demonstrates once again its commitment and strategic role with national and regional security’, he said.

During her participation in the Davos Economic Forum, the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister, Gabriela Sommerfeld, stressed the need to strengthen international cooperation in security matters.

The diplomat referred to the crisis suffered by her country as a consequence of the actions of terrorist groups linked to drug trafficking and transnational organized crime.

We are going to articulate actions in the multilateral and bilateral spheres to face this scourge’, she stressed.

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