Tag: Ecuador
Inmates beheaded in second Ecuador prison massacre in days
Clashes between drug gangs on Thursday claimed at least 17 lives in the second deadly riot in an…
Prison riot in Ecuador kills at least 17 people
At least 17 people have been killed in a prison riot in Ecuador, the second deadly prison brawl…
10 killed in Ecuador prison riot days after deadly jailbreak
Clashes between rival drug gangs claimed at least 10 lives in the second deadly riot in an Ecuadoran…
Ecuador’s president claims narco gang behind fuel price protests
Ecuador's president on Tuesday accused the Venezuelan drug gang Tren de Aragua of financing Indigenous fuel price protests…
14 killed as rival Ecuadoran inmates fight with guns, explosives
Inmates in Ecuador fought each other with guns and explosives in a riot that left 13 prisoners and…
Tens of thousands protest Dundee’s Ecuador mine project near key water reserve
QUITO (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of residents and local leaders in Ecuador's central Azuay province took to the…
7 killed in another mass shooting at a pool hall in Ecuador
A suspected gang attack on a pool hall in Ecuador overnight left seven dead and four wounded, police…
Nightlife falls silent as Ecuador’s narco gangs take charge
The sweat-and-salsa-infused nightlife that was once the beating heart of Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil, has fallen silent, with…
Can a Guerrilla Group Help Solve Colombia’s Cocaine Conflict?
This article is a co-production with Amazon Underworld, a journalistic alliance covering crime trends throughout the Amazon Basin.A…
Seven killed in latest Ecuador pool hall shooting
Gunmen shot dead at least seven people at a pool hall in the Ecuadoran city of Santo Domingo,…
Eight dead in shooting outside Ecuador nightclub, AFP reports
Eight dead in shooting outside Ecuador nightclub, AFP reports
On the ground with the gangs, generals and families caught in Ecuador’s drug war
He says he was 18 years old when he first joined a gang in Ecuador a decade ago.…