Tag: Ecuador
Five tourists killed “by mistake” by a gang on a beach
Ecuador is once again mourning the collateral victims of drug trafficking. Five Ecuadorian tourists were kidnapped and killed on Ayampe beach in the southwest of the country after being mistaken…
Video: Ecuador: Two tons of cocaine seized
The operation took six months of planning and monitoring and comes at a time when the Ecuadorian government is blaming powerful drug gangs for the increasing violence in the country…
Ecuador: Organized crime prosecutor shot dead
As of: January 18, 2024 9:00 a.m Drug cartels and state security forces in Ecuador are currently engaged in fierce battles. Now the public prosecutor who led the investigation into…
Crime: Gang fights in Ecuador: senior prosecutor killed
crime Gang fighting in Ecuador: senior prosecutor killed Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has sent soldiers to fight criminal gangs. photo © Dolores Ochoa/AP Amid fierce fighting between criminal gangs and…
Ecuador: After hostage-taking on TV show – attackers shoot prosecutor
Ecuador After hostage-taking on TV show: contract killer shoots prosecutor Watch the video: After hostage-taking on TV show – contract killer shoots prosecutor. Cesar Suarez was on his way to…
Contract killing: Gang fights in Ecuador: Lead prosecutor killed
Contract killing Gang fighting in Ecuador: senior prosecutor killed Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has sent soldiers to fight criminal gangs. photo © Dolores Ochoa/AP Gang members storm a TV studio…
Prosecutor investigating hostage-taking on murdered TV set
Chaos and terror continue in Ecuador. The prosecutor in charge of the investigation into the irruption of armed men live on the set of a public television channel on January…
assassination of the prosecutor investigating the hostage taking on a television set
By Le Figaro with AFP Published 26 minutes ago, Update just now During the hostage taking which took place on January 9, in the premises of a television channel in…
All hostages held by mutineers in prison have been released
All the hostages, or 136 people, who remained held by mutineers in Ecuadorian prisons were released during the night from Saturday to Sunday, the prison administration announced in a press…
Correctional officers released from captivity in Ecuador
As of: January 14, 2024 9:15 a.m In Ecuador, correctional officers taken hostage by prisoners have been released. Authorities said about 180 hostages were released. A guard was killed in…