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

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.

(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, ...

Ecuador's presidential election will go to a second round after a closely contested first-round result failed to produce an ...

“I declared war on terrorists,” Noboa told CNN ... two of them of being members of the notorious Los Lobos gang. Alongside ...

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

“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 ...

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 are kidnapped ... but what about human rights for good ...