8 bodies found in plastic bags with note left at scene in narco-trafficking hotspot in Ecuador

Eight bodies have been found in plastic bags in a southwestern narco-trafficking hotspot, where eight people went missing on Sunday, Ecuadoran police said Wednesday. "It has been confirmed that there ...
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US designates two Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist groups

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- The United States is designating two Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, marking the Trump administration's latest step to target criminal cartels in Latin ...
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The U.S. is designating Ecuador's largest gangs as terrorists

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 ...
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Leader of notorious Ecuador drugs gang captured in Spain

The leader of one of Ecuador's biggest drug-trafficking gangs has been captured in an operation involving Spanish police, according to Ecuador's president Daniel Noboa. Wilmer "Pipo" Chavarria was the ...
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Ecuador's crackdown on gangs fractures criminal networks and fuels bloodshed

Gang splintering reshapes Ecuador's criminal landscape Homicides rise over 36% despite military operations Criminal groups diversify activities, recruit minors for drug sales GUAYAQUIL/QUITO, Oct 29 ...