Clashes between rival drug gangs claimed at least 10 lives in the second deadly riot in an Ecuadoran prison in days, police in the violence-wracked country said Thursday.Bloody fighting broke out in a ...
Two prison riots have erupted in Ecuador within a matter of days, increasing the death toll in prisons to 500 since 2021.
Clashes between drug gangs on Thursday claimed at least 17 lives in the second deadly riot in an Ecuadoran prison in days, ...
Ecuador has seen violence spiral in recent years as enemy gangs with ties to Mexican and Colombian cartels vie for control.
Ecuador's president on Tuesday accused the Venezuelan drug gang Tren de Aragua of financing Indigenous fuel price protests ...
Ecuador's top court on Wednesday authorized the holding of a referendum sought by President Daniel Noboa on constitutional ...
At least 17 prisoners were killed in a brutal riot at Ecuador’s Esmeraldas penitentiary, with many victims showing signs of ...
A deadly prison riot in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, resulted in 17 fatalities. This event is the latest in a series of violent outbreaks in Ecuador's prisons, where gang rivalries for control drive ...
QUITO, Ecuador — The United States will designate two of Ecuador's most powerful gangs — Los Lobos and Los Choneros — as foreign terrorist organizations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced ...
A deadly prison riot erupted in southern Ecuador, leaving 14 dead and 14 injured as gang members clashed and attacked ...