CNN navigated gang territory, military raids and remote stretches of ocean to capture a rare look into Ecuador’s narco ...

The sweat-and-salsa-infused nightlife that was once the beating heart of Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil, has fallen silent ...

A similar pool hall massacre took place last month in the southwestern tourist city of General Villamil Playas, leaving at ...

The two most powerful drug rings are locked in a turf war over control of a key South American smuggling route. The bodies ...

QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, known as "Fito," is set to appear in U.S. federal court on Monday, where he will plead not guilty to international charges of ...

A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ever since Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, authorities have been searching the world, offering a $1 million reward for ...

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador on Sunday extradited to the United States the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang who relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do business. José Adolfo Macías ...

Authorities in Ecuador have recaptured fugitive drug trafficker José Adolfo Macías, also known as “Fito,” more than a year after his prison escape.

Authorities in Ecuador have recaptured fugitive drug trafficker José Adolfo Macías, also known as “Fito,” more than a year after his prison escape.