Ecuadorean police found traces of cocaine on statues due to be sent to Canada from Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the second diplomatic drug scandal to hit the country…
The Ecuadorean military has claimed there has been a significant drop in the presence of the FARC near the Colombian border, contradicting evidence collected by InSight Crime that shows the…
Revelations that a Bogota drug gang had international criminal contacts across the Americas and in Europe illustrate the increasing role that local groups play in international organized crime.
Peruvian Police seized nearly $12,000 in fake dollar bills at the border with Ecuador, underscoring Peru's position as the world's leading manufacturer of counterfeit dollars.
Ecuador must deal with its continued failure to comply with international standards on money laundering and financing terrorism, according to an international agency tasked with dealing with these crimes.
More than 20,000 kilos of cement, thought to be intended for cocaine production in Colombia, were seized by Ecuadorean soldiers at a border crossing in January, highlighting the importance…
A presidential candidate in Ecuador has fallen victim to an express kidnapping, a crime becoming increasingly common across Latin America.
The FARC rebel group has been increasing its arms purchases since the beginning of peace talks with the Colombian government, according to an Ecuadorean general.
The Ecuadorean government is implementing reforms to the diplomatic bag service in response to the discovery last year of 40 kilos of cocaine sent to Italy in diplomatic cargo. …
A former head of Ecuadorean military intelligence claimed there had been a 90 percent increase in the number of maritime drug trafficking routes out of Ecuador in the last seven…
Ecuadorean police have dismantled two criminal networks stretching from South and Central America to Eastern Europe, highlighting Ecuador's growing role as hub for transnational crime.
Ecuadors Army reported the capture of nine Colombian guerrillas in two operations last week in Sucumbios province, a strategic area for rest and resupply of the FARC's powerful Southern Bloc.
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