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Ever since Ecuador's most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, authorities have been ...
Ecuador was hit with an hours-long nationwide blackout on Wednesday that left the South American nation’s 17 million people ... As of Wednesday night, ... In the capital city of Quito, ...
That night, attacks by gangs were reported in several cities, along with the kidnappings of dozens of prison guards. By Tuesday morning, news had spread that Colón Pico , a leader of another gang ...
This screen grab of live video from the TC Television network shows a masked, armed person standing over journalists during a live broadcast, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
Inside the world of Ecuador’s cocaine coast, where a network built on stealth and speed helps fishermen smuggle drugs while law enforcement tries to stop them. CNN values your feedback 1.
Between 2021 and 2022, Ecuador’s homicide rate rose from 13.7 to over 25 per 100,000, the highest rate in Ecuador’s history, and significantly higher than the global average of 6 per 100,000.
Residents of Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city, are installing gates and walls to protect residents from exploding crime rates, according to a report.
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa wants foreign armies to help crack down on gang violence in the country. In an interview with the BBC published Tuesday night, Noboa said he wants US, European ...
Ecuador's president says country is at war with drug gangs 03:15. The fugitive leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang that relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do business has been ...
Ecuador’s presidential election Sunday is shaping up to be a repeat of the 2023 race, when voters chose a young, conservative millionaire over the leftist protégée of the country’s most ...