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

Whoever wins the presidential election will be tasked with restoring security to the country.

(Bloomberg) -- Ecuador’s 37-year ... pledged to persist with the war he declared on organized crime that saw him send the military into the streets and into the gang-controlled prison system.

Ecuador’s center-right President Daniel Noboa fell short of securing an outright majority in the country’s general election, ...

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.

Ecuadorian voters are preparing to cast their ballots for a new president for the second time in 18 months amid an ...

Ecuador’s 37-year-old leader Daniel Noboa is seeking reelection on Sunday with out-of-control gang violence the top issue for ...

His father, Marcos Elías León Maruri, was kidnapped there by the Los Tiguerones gang. A person is killed every two hours in Ecuador and seven ... We're in a war. Mafias use machine guns, grenades.

“I declared war on terrorists ... members of the notorious Los Lobos gang. Alongside crime, drought from the El Niño weather phenomenon has crippled Ecuador’s hydroelectric plants and ...