Ecuadoreans re-elected President Daniel Noboa to a four-year term Sunday, giving him another chance to carry out a crackdown ...

The 37-year-old heir to a banana empire held a wide lead over leftist challenger Luisa González, electoral authorities said.

José Adolfo Macías Villamar — known as "Fito" — has led Los Choneros and its "network of assassins and drug and weapon ...

Construction of a new naval facility in the coastal city of Manta is designed to support sustained operations and US military ...

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has told the BBC he wants US, European and Brazilian armies to join his "war" against ...

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa wants foreign armies to help crack down on gang violence in the country ... European and Brazilian armies to join his “war” on gangs, telling the broadcaster ...

The indictment of one of Ecuador’s top criminals by the US suggests that it is increasingly seeking US security support in ...

Despite the president designating the group as a terrorist organization, almost all of the 37 men flagged by Chicago police ...

The surge is fueled by drug trafficking routes, turf wars, and alliances between local gangs and foreign cartels. In cities like Guayaquil and Durán, CNN joined Ecuador’s military and police ...

The fugitive leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang ... war on drug gangs blamed for a surge in violent crime in the once-peaceful South American country. Earlier this year, a leader of one of ...