Ecuador declares curfew in coastal provinces for security operations

QUITO, March 13 (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa on Friday decreed a nighttime curfew in four provinces of the Andean country, starting March 15, intended to facilitate military operations against criminal organizations with support from the United States.

The measure covers the coastal provinces of Guayas, El Oro, Santo Domingo, and Los Rios - the country's main drug trafficking routes - and will run from 11 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time.