Maduro Accuses Ecuador’s President of Drug Trafficking Links and Ties with Albanian Mafia

Nicolás Maduro in a public speech

 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has launched a new series of accusations against Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, claiming that Noboa is responsible for facilitating the shipment of more than 60% of Colombia’s cocaine production toward the United States. Maduro alleged that Noboa maintains close cooperation with the so-called Albanian mafia, which he describes as a dangerous structure of organized crime operating in Ecuador.

In his remarks, Maduro dismissed Noboa as nothing more than a “puppet of the American empire,” insisting that the Ecuadorian leader does not represent the dignity or the true will of his people.

This is not the first time Maduro has spoken out about the influence of Albanian criminal networks. Several months ago, the Venezuelan president leveled serious accusations against what he described as an organized crime structure of Albanian origin. According to him, this network has been actively operating in Ecuador and allegedly recruiting mercenaries to carry out terrorist attacks in Venezuela.

Maduro went further, claiming that this group had planned violent actions for May 25, the day of Venezuela’s presidential elections. The allegations, however, remain unverified, and no independent evidence has been presented to substantiate Maduro’s claims.

The statements mark another escalation in Maduro’s rhetoric, combining sharp criticism of Ecuador’s leadership with warnings about transnational organized crime and its alleged impact on Venezuelan politics and security.