Two of the suspected kidnappers were arrested during the joint raid by the Ecuadorean security forces in a mining area in Azuay province. The powerful Los Lobos (The Wolves) gang was behind the ...

in the province of Azuay. “The decision will allow reinforcing the strategies and measures implemented by the National Police and the Armed Forces to ensure citizen and integral security ...

Other areas include Orellana, Los Ríos, Quito Metropolitan District (Pichincha province) and Camilo Ponce Enríquez district (Azuay province). The FCDO stated: "The SOE allows the military and ...

In the most-affected provinces of Azuay and Loja, more than 10,000 hectares have already been consumed by the wildfires. This comes as Ecuador struggles with an energy crisis that has led to power ...