"The military strike appears to have destroyed a cattle and dairy farm, not a drug trafficking compound, according to interviews with the farm's owner, four of its workers, human rights lawyers and residents."
"Workers on the farm told The Times that Ecuadorean soldiers arrived by helicopter on March 3, doused several shelters and sheds with gasoline and ignited them after interrogating workers and beating four of them."
"Three of the workers, who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation by the government, said the soldiers later choked and subjected them to electrical shocks before letting them go."
A U.S. military strike in Ecuador intended to target drug traffickers instead destroyed a cattle and dairy farm. Interviews with the farm's owner and workers revealed that Ecuadorian soldiers had interrogated and abused them before the attack. Residents reported that soldiers set fire to farm structures after the assault. The operation, initially presented as a success against narco-terrorism, has been called into question due to the evidence suggesting it was misdirected and harmful to innocent civilians.
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