Ecuador

Fisherman in Manabi, Ecuador

Ecuador’s Cocaine Pirates: Part II

by Alejandra S. Inzunza and Pablo Ferri 16 Mar 201424 Apr 2023

Off the coast of Manta, Ecuador

Ecuador’s Cocaine Pirates: Part I

by Alejandra S. Inzunza and Pablo Ferri 14 Mar 201424 Apr 2023

Ecuador has seized 10 tons of drugs in 2014

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Ecuador Seizures Point to Booming International and Domestic Drug Trade

by Michael Lohmuller 12 Mar 201424 Apr 2023

Cocaine from the "Daybreak" seizure

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Did Ecuador Cocaine Seizure Belong to Mexico’s Familia Michoacana?

by Michael Lohmuller 20 Feb 201424 Apr 2023

Authorities arrest alleged member of the extortion ring

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Will Ecuador Extortion Rise with Growth of International Organized Crime?

by Miriam Wells 5 Feb 201424 Apr 2023

Ecuador is a way point for Haitian migrants

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Arrests Show Evolution of Ecuador as Human Smuggling Hub

by Charles Parkinson 15 Jan 201424 Apr 2023

A drug haul recovered in Guayaquil this year

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80% of Ecuador Cocaine Hauls Destined for Europe: Anti-Drug Chief

by Charles Parkinson 17 Dec 201324 Apr 2023

Inmate relatives seek information after Quito prison break

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Ecuador Mass Prison Break Indicative of Overcrowding, Corruption

by James Bargent 16 Dec 201324 Apr 2023

Prisoners in a jail, Guayaquil, Ecuador

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Ecuador Jails Swell with Pretrial Detentions, Cocaine Trafficking

by Marguerite Cawley 12 Dec 201324 Apr 2023

Seized cocaine precursor chemicals

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Ecuador Chemical Tracking to Test Traffickers’ Adaptability

by James Bargent 5 Dec 201324 Apr 2023

Quito's San Roque neighborhood

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Quito Police Battle Rising Tide of Micro-Trafficking

by Natalie Southwick 2 Dec 201324 Apr 2023

Illegal logging causes major forest loss in Ecuador

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Ecuador Deforestation Spurred by Illegal Logging

by Marguerite Cawley 25 Nov 201324 Apr 2023

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