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Since 2021, Ecuador has experienced growing criminal violence by gangs operating in coordination with Colombian and Mexican ...

Ecuador's chaotic gang landscape in Nueva Prosperina and Duran sees spiking violence as criminal groups splinter after ...

The death toll of the March shoot-out in several houses in Nueva Prosperina, one of Guayaquil's most violent neighborhoods, was 22.

He says he was 18 years old when he first joined a gang in Ecuador a decade ago. Now a senior commander with a wife and kids, the man almost casually acknowledges he’s contributing to the deadly drug ...

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 ...