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Pubdate: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 Source: New York Times (NY) Copyright: 2001 The New York Times Company Contact: 229 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036 Fax: (212) 556-3622 Website: http://www.nytimes.com/ Forum: http://forums.nytimes.com/comment/ ECUADOR: McCAIN LEADS TALKS Five United States senators arrived to discuss with President Gustavo Noboa an offensive against drug trafficking in Colombia amid increasing signs of spillover across the border from its neighbor's conflict. The delegation, led by John McCain, Republican of Arizona, was scheduled to hold talks with Mr. Noboa on "Plan Colombia," a $7.5 billion anti-drug program intended to strengthen Colombian Army and police units. - --- MAP posted-by: Andrew