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

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

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

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.

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 ...

Noboa's blend of populist bravado, aggressive security policies and alignment with Trumpian politics has positioned him, at ...

A former gang member ... as he leads a war on drug gangs blamed for a surge in violent crime in the once-peaceful South American country. Just last week, a leader of one of Ecuador's biggest ...

(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.

Drug-related violence that has rocked Ecuador in recent years is once again the biggest issue for many voters in Sunday's ...