Ecuadorian gangs are creeping into Peru, drawn by drug trafficking and illegal mining profits, and pushed by a security ...
Last month, the military said a leader of one of Ecuador's biggest crime syndicates, Los Lobos, was arrested at his home in the coastal city of Portoviejo. The U.S. last year declared Los Lobos to ...
The run-off will be a repeat of the 2023 snap election, prompted by the dissolution of the National Assembly, in which Noboa earned a truncated 16-month presidency after the wealthy businessman ...
The government of Ecuador has taken another step in its effort to gain help from foreign military forces to combat drug ...
Ecuador's presidential election will go to a second round after a closely contested first-round result failed to produce an ...
The Latin American country’s incumbent center-right leader Daniel Noboa faces an April run-off vote against left-wing challenger Luisa González.
Ecuador’s center-right President Daniel Noboa ... will decide if the Latin American country will stick with Noboa’s tough crackdown on crime or seek an alternative voice in Luisa González ...
One of South America's most troubled country is wrestling again with who is best to combat its rampant drug trafficking, corruption and crime. Tomorrow, Ecuadorians vote for a new president who can ...
Ecuador has become a cocaine trafficking hub, according to security experts and a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report. Though Ecuador has historically avoided the cocaine trade ...
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Wednesday took another step in his effort to enlist foreign military assistance to combat the drug cartels and organized crime groups that ...
Noboa shrugs off a recent rise in crime, saying nothing can be resolved in just a year. Polls show many are willing to give him more time. The 37-year-old, heir to one of Ecuador's richest banana ...