Five severed human heads were found hanging from ropes on a beach in southwestern Ecuador Sunday in a gruesome display linked to ongoing gang violence sweeping across the country, according to reports ...

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Read about the latest phase of Ecuador's war on gangs, featuring curfews, airstrikes, and international cooperation on crime.

Five human heads were found hung on display at a tourist beach in Ecuador on Sunday, police said, as the country feels from a wave of gang violence. Images on social media showed five heads tied with ...

Caption Ecuadorian authorities seize several tons of cocaine. automation The port city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, has become one of the most critical transit points in the worldwide cocaine trade. The ...

QUITO — A candidate in Ecuador's forthcoming presidential election who campaigned against corruption and gangs has been shot dead at a campaign rally. Fernando Villavicencio, a member of the country's ...

Relatives of Ecuadoran inmates regularly flock to the prison gates to await news of their loved ones after outbreaks of violence The Ecuadoran army was deployed to 19 prisons in 2024 to control drug ...