"They stole children from other towns and sacrificed them in front of her (Santa Muerte) when they wanted to land a big hit," ...

How Ecuador descended into gang violence Ecuador inmates seize guards ... AFP reports. "You declared war, you will get war," the officer reads out. "You declared a state of emergency.

For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.

Ecuador’s war on gangs has been in the making for years. But it became official in January 2024, when President Daniel Noboa declared a state of internal armed conflict following a series of seemingly ...

They're after gang members, drugs and weapons ... This is Latin America's war on terror, and Ecuador has joined the battle to destroy the gangs, lock up their leaders, rid the country of their ...

With 30,000 gang members estimated across the country ... are believed to be allied with Mexican drug cartels in a war for dominance over Ecuador’s drug trade. Los Lobos saw an opening amid ...

Authorities also attributed a killing spree in the first two weeks of 2025 to the ongoing war between the Chone Killers and Latin Kings ... underscore that “multi-leadership” has come to define ...

After three days of unrest and clashes between gangs and Ecuador's armed forces, Noboa said that he is in a war against drug cartels to achieve peace. President said: "We are at war. We cannot ...

Ecuador has been rocked by a series of attacks, including the abductions of several police officers, in the wake of a powerful gang leader's apparent escape from prison Sunday. Noboa said Monday ...

Gang members broke into a public television station in Ecuador on Tuesday, waving weapons and threatening station employees as the station broadcast live. Photo: TC Television network via AP ...

ALBAWABA - Ecuador announced a state of emergency after one of the most dangerous gang leaders vanished from jail, local media reported on Monday. According to media outlets, the news about the ...

Ecuador is standing up against terrorism and is in a state of war against terrorist gangs ... members of criminal groups and liquidated five gang members since the outbreak of armed riots in ...