13 inmates found dead after explosion at prison in Ecuador

The deaths occurred Sunday at a prison in the coastal city of Machala, Ecuador, after "the detonation of an explosive device" ...
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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. Now a senior commander with a wife and kids, the man almost casually acknowledges he’s contributing to the deadly drug ...

Ecuador's crackdown on gangs fractures criminal networks and fuels bloodshed

The death toll of the March shoot-out in several houses in Nueva Prosperina, one of Guayaquil's most violent neighborhoods, was 22.
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The U.S. is designating Ecuador's largest gangs as terrorists

QUITO, Ecuador — The United States will designate two of Ecuador's most powerful gangs — Los Lobos and Los Choneros — as foreign terrorist organizations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced ...
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At least 14 killed in Ecuador as gang violence escalates amid drug war crisis

ECUADOR: Armed attackers killed at least 14 civilians, including a child, in two separate attacks on Sunday in coastal Ecuador, authorities said, as drug trafficking gangs battle for control. Since ...
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The U.S. is designating Ecuador's largest gangs as terrorists

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa shake hands at the Carondelet presidential palace in Quito, Ecuador, on Thursday. (Jacquelyn Martin | AFP via Getty ...