One prison has been under construction in the coastal province of Santa Elena since June 2024, for which 30 hectares (74 acres) of tropical dry forest, one of Ecuador’s most threatened ...

An Ecuadorean anti-corruption court sentenced eight people to prison and sanctioned three companies for their role in a money laundering scheme linked to the Albanian mafia, the prosecutor's office in ...

QUITO - An Ecuadorean anti-corruption court sentenced eight people to prison and sanctioned three ... were part of a network that sent drugs from Ecuador to Europe using registered companies ...

QUITO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - An Ecuadorean anti-corruption court sentenced eight people to prison and sanctioned ... part of a network that sent drugs from Ecuador to Europe using registered ...

For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.

in which they expressed their concern about the situation in the prison system. “We express our deep concern for the situation in the Penitentiary System in the State of Ecuador, as well as the ...

Ecuadorian authorities Tuesday confirmed that the number of inmates killed in prison clashes nationwide ... freedom of assembly among inmates. Amid Ecuador's mounting violence, two of the ...

Ecuador's former Vice President Jorge Glas has been evacuated from prison after an attempt on his life, his lawyer said Sunday, blaming the government for the situation. Sonia Gabriela Vera called ...