Air force colonel shot dead by hitmen while driving to military ceremony in Ecuador
Police said Colonel Porfirio Cedeno, who led an air force special operations unit, was the passenger in a van when more than 20 shots were fired.
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Ecuador arrests leader of Los Lobos, powerful crime syndicates targeted by U.S.
A leader of one of Ecuador's biggest crime syndicates Los Lobos was arrested Friday at his home in the coastal city of Portoviejo, the military said. Carlos D, widely known by his alias "El Chino ...
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The Tragic Collapse of Ecuador
Opposing them too openly can prove fatal: In 2023, the right-wing politician Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated by ...
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Ecuador's Wild West Shows Limits Of Noboa's 'Iron Fist'
In a darkened military command center near the Peruvian border, eight Ecuadoran marines armed with rusting M4 rifles prepare ...
Ecuador gangs turn to "death saint" for protection — and human sacrifices
"They stole children from other towns and sacrificed them in front of her (Santa Muerte) when they wanted to land a big hit," ...
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Ecuador votes for a new president after years of violence and blackouts
Five people were later imprisoned for his murder, with prosecutors accusing two of them of being members of the notorious Los ...
Ecuador’s tough on crime approach is popular, but major challenges remain
Under President Daniel Noboa, the prisons have been declared “security zones” and are under the direct control of the police ...
Daniel Noboa, the Ecuador banana heir seeking full presidential term
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa is betting that his pledges to push crime-fighting initiatives begun under his truncated ...