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Eight people killed in barrage of gunfire on Ecuador nightclub
Police found 800 cartridge cases at the scene, where gunmen had arrived in two pickup trucks and opened fire Eight people have been killed and two others wounded when a group of gunmen unleashed a barrage of gunfire on a crowd outside a nightclub in a town in south-western Ecuador. Law enforcement arrived on the…
Ecuador extradites notorious drug kingpin ‘Fito’ to US
Gang leader Adolfo Macías was recaptured in June, more than a year after escaping a high-security prison The Ecuadoran government has extradited the notorious drug trafficker Adolfo Macías to the US, more than a year after he escaped from a high-security prison. The flight transporting Macías, also known as “Fito”, landed in New York state…
Ecuador to deliver verdict on ‘war on drugs’ in knife-edge presidential runoff
Leftwing challenger Luisa González in statistical tie with President Daniel Noboa who champions ‘iron fist’ policy Ecuadorians go to the polls on Sunday in a vote seen as a referendum on a “war on drugs” offensive that has led to numerous human rights violations, as the incumbent Daniel Noboa faces the leftist Luisa González in…
In Ecuador, a ‘milestone’ effort to protect mangroves — and people
Once underappreciated, mangroves are having a moment. From global initiatives to community-led efforts, work to conserve these climate superstars is gaining traction. Now, a landmark US$ 45.9 million project aims to give Ecuador’s degraded mangroves a new lease on life, local news reported. By protecting and restoring mangroves — potent climate allies that can absorb…
Ecuador goes to the polls amid rise in drug-related gang violence
Voters who have become victims of crime wave linked to cocaine trade will determine outcome of presidential election Ecuadorians are voting in a presidential election that has shaped up to be a repeat of the 2023 race, when they chose a young, conservative millionaire over the former leftist president’s protege. Luisa González and the incumbent,…
Ecuador confirms incinerated bodies belong to missing ‘Guayaquil Four’ boys
Sixteen air force personnel who apprehended boys being held in custody as inquiry into deaths continues Ecuador’s attorney general’s office has confirmed that incinerated bodies found on Christmas Eve belong to the four children missing since early December, in a case posing a severe challenge to President Daniel Noboa’s “war on drugs”. The four boys…