Ecuador
Ecuador’s Fernando Villavicencio Said He Wasn't Afraid of the Cartels. Then He Was Assassinated.
The presidential candidate was gunned down at a political rally. He was one of the most outspoken politicians against the cartels and political corruption.
Presidential Candidate Assassinated in Ecuador Just Days Before Election
Fernando Villavicencio was killed as he left a campaign event, as cartel-related violence explodes in once-peaceful Ecuador.
A ‘Dead’ Woman Came Back to Life During Her Wake
76-year-old Bella Montoya was discovered gasping for air inside her coffin hours after being declared dead by doctors in Ecuador.
Video Shows Man Tied Up With Explosives and Left on a Street Corner
Local media reported that the man was targeted by a local extortion gang after either he or the business he worked for refused to pay them.
FCC Fines 15 Year-Old Pirate Radio Station in NYC $2 Million
The FCC is using its new powers to ask from the maximum fine from an Ecuadorian pirate radio station that's run for more than 15 years.
Cops Just Seized Nearly 9 Tons of Cocaine Hidden in Bananas
The massive seizure in the port of Guayaquil, Ecuador was found in a single shipping container of bananas.
Man Legally Changed Gender to Gain Custody of His Kids. Trans Groups Are Concerned.
René Salinas Ramos says the legal change is an attempt to gain full custody of his daughters, because Ecuadoran law favors mothers in custody battles.
Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador
The latest killing is part of the brazen violence that has plagued the nation as it has grown as a regional drug-trafficking hub.
20 Inmates Slaughtered in Mafia Prison Riot in Ecuador
Outbreaks of violence have become common in the country's penitentiary system, and is often connected to rival gangs.
Gangs Are Hanging Bodies From Bridges as Ecuador’s Drug Violence Soars
The macabre scene mimics a tactic used by cartels in Mexico's drug war.
Grenades, Guns, and Dynamite: Ecuador Prison Gangs Keep Killing Each Other
The latest gang massacre brings the death toll in Ecuador's prisons to more than 300 this year.
State of Emergency Declared Over Crime Spike and Cocaine Boom in Ecuador
Assassinations have doubled from January through August 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.