A wave of violence against traffic authorities in Ecuador shows how criminal groups look to deepen their control over the ...

Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito," was captured in June after escaping from a maximum security prison last year in a jailbreak that sparked a severe wave of gang violence.

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said a national referendum will be held by the end of 2025 to decide whether to allow the ...

QUITO, July 11 (Reuters) - Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias, known as "Fito," on Friday accepted a court's request ...

A UAE-coordinated law enforcement operation targeting environmental crime in the Amazon Basin has led to 94 arrests and the ...

Assets worth over $64 million were seized and 94 people arrested as part of a multinational law enforcement operation ...

Ecuador's most notorious drug lord has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face cocaine and weapons smuggling ...

While Ecuador awaits Fito’s potential extradition, the crime boss will return to the prison complex in the city of Guayaquil, from where he has escaped twice, in 2013 and 2024.

President Daniel Noboa's administration won legislative approval for two key laws aimed at strengthening its response to rising organized crime and violence in Ecuador.

Ever since Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, the mystery of his whereabouts has been the buzz of the nation ...

Operation Green Shield led by UAE targeted environmental crimes in the Amazon Basin, resulting in the arrest of 94 ...