Ecuadorian citizen sentenced for smuggling people into the U.S. through Northern New York
A 22-year-old Ecuadorian man was sentenced this week for smuggling people into the U.S. through Northern New York. Edgar ...
Narco gang gun battles kill 22 people in violent Ecuador port city of Guayaquil
Rival factions of an Ecuadoran drug trafficking gang fought Thursday in the violent port city of Guayaquil, leaving at least ...
Cocaine and bananas: Why the US may get asked to help Ecuador tackle gang violence
Gangs, drugs and public safety threats are ravaging Ecuador’s largest city and may push the president to seek help from the ...
Ecuador will not receive deported migrants of other nationalities, president says
Daniel Noboa attacked Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for "rejecting" flights of deported Venezuelans, calling it a ...
InSight Crime2d
Guayaquil Massacre a Harsh Reminder of Ecuador’s Security Reality
The recent killings show how the government's tough-on-crime response has been minimally effective at best and spurred ...
Gang infighting leaves 22 dead in Ecuador's Guayaquil
Infighting between factions of a gang vying for control over territory in Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil left nearly two ...
The Independent29d
In Ecuador's highlands, an Indigenous community faces choice between 2 candidates they don't trust
Correa “disdained Indigenous people,” said Perdomo, adding that now the local community is waiting for instructions from the leadership of the confederation of Indigenous peoples of Ecuador to ...
The Daily Star7d
Gang gunfights in Ecuador leaves 22 dead
Rival factions of an Ecuadoran drug trafficking gang fought Thursday in the violent port city of Guayaquil, leaving at least ...
The Caledonian Record7d
Ecuador security forces given blanket amnesty in cartel fight
Ecuador's president announced on Friday an amnesty for security forces fighting drug cartels in the port city of Guayaquil, ...
Al Jazeera English7d
At least 22 people killed as gang violence erupts in Ecuador
At least 22 people have been killed in Ecuador’s port city of Guayaquil after rival factions of a drug trafficking gang exchanged gunfire, highlighting the worsening law and order situation in ...
Ecuador will seek foreign military aid to combat drug cartels as violence surges
The government of Ecuador has taken another step in its effort to gain help from foreign military forces to combat drug cartels and various organized crime groups.