NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING KILLS 8 IN GUAYAS
Ecuador’s violent crime wave spreads throughout four major provinces, raising a death toll likely to surpass that from the year before, as gangs continue to spar over the nation’s lucrative drug trade
‘FITO’ EXTRADITED TO THE U.S. – PLEADS “NOT GUILTY”
Ecuador’s biggest kingpin and narco-trafficker, José Adolfo Macías Villamar was extradited to the U.S. on drug trafficking charges, providing President Daniel Noboa a major win for his war on crime
The Rise of South America’s Newest Mafia State
The people of Ecuador will be heading to the polls next Sunday, and the issue most likely of greatest concern is the return of violent crime