A total of 2,369 people were arrested in Ecuador in the first ten days after the government declared an “internal armed conflict” against organized crime, with 158 arrested for alleged terrorism. The figure comes from a report by the Government of Ecuador published on Friday on the police and military operations carried out on the […]
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Several relatives of the Ecuadorian drug trafficker alias Fito are arrested in Argentina
Police in Córdoba (Western Argentina) have arrested several relatives and friends of Ecuadorian drug trafficker José Adolfo ‘Fito’ Macías, a fugitive from justice and who, according to sources, is considered one of those responsible for the wave of violence that has swept Ecuador experiences. of safety, quoted by local media. Those arrested during the operation […]
Ecuador, armed attack on the TV studio. Narcos trigger “internal war”
Ecuador is plunged into the chaos and nightmare of civil war triggered by drug trafficking. Incredible scenes from the South American country, where armed groups also invaded a TV studio, threatening the presenter and broadcaster employees with weapons in their hands. A wave of violence that has shaken the country in recent days, so much […]
The President of Ecuador convenes an emergency Security Council
‘I’m on my way to Guayaquil, the president has called an urgent meeting Public and State Security Council (COSEPE) this afternoon,” Izurieta wrote on his X account (formerly Twitter). He announced that “important announcements will be made at night for the safety of all Ecuadorians”, but did not provide more information at a time when […]