Ecuador — Crime News in English
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- Man shot dead in Chongón residential development, Guayaquil
- Couple killed leaving gated community on road to Daule, Guayaquil
- Three crimes in less than 24 hours shake Guayaquil under state of exception
- Guayaquil mayor, detained since February, undergoes gallbladder surgery at private clinic
- Ecuador and USA sign agreement against organised crime infiltration in police
- 530 organised crime aliases in Ecuador: Los Lobos dominate arrests since 2024
- Marco Holguín shot dead in 20 shots in southwestern Guayaquil despite prior threats
- Drugs and psychotropic pills found in Guayaquil school during Operation Shield
- 17-year-old charged with double murder in Santa Ana, Manabí
- Police Officer Shot Dead While Playing Cards in Guayaquil Suburb
- Police officer shot dead outside supermarket in Monte Sinaí, Guayaquil
- Three minors detained over double murder in Juan Montalvo cooperative, Guayaquil
- Ecuadorian prosecutor investigating US attacks on vessels murdered in Manta
- Seizure of 43 kilos of cocaine in Guayaquil: driver detained
- Ecuadorian prosecutor investigating U.S. attacks on vessels in Manta assassinated
- Ecuadorian police seize 37 packages of cocaine in container bound for Germany
- Operations in Morona Santiago: 2,470 cocaine doses and three arrested
- Operation Phoenix: 13 suspected members of Los Lobos detained across three provinces
- José Walther Manrique arrested in Spain in relation to Ecuador blackout case
- Woman shot in abdomen following USD 2,000 theft in downtown Guayaquil
- Ten active police officers detained in Guayaquil over corruption at vehicle impound yards
- US Military in Drug War: Ground Operations and Air Strikes in Ecuador
- Twelve arrested in Guayaquil, including police officers, for evidence tampering
- Three people lynched and burnt in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas accused of kidnapping
- Theft of 150 guns at Guayaquil's Modelo barracks leaves three police officers under investigation
- Ecuador approves law against child recruitment: penalties rise to 26 years
- Gang 'R7' sentenced to 13 years for kidnapping and beheading threat in Santo Domingo
- Four arrested for murder and dismemberment in northern Guayaquil
- Armoury of Los Choneros discovered in Guayaquil: three detained and 18 weapons seized
- Woman shot dead aboard school bus in Mucho Lote, Guayaquil
- Ecuador seizes over 160 tonnes of drugs in 2025: value reaches $24.56 billion in international markets
- Criminal gangs retake control of Socio Vivienda 2 less than 12 hours after Guayaquil operation
- US revokes visas for 27 officials from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru over corruption and drug trafficking
- Three robberies on Metrovía buses: citizens detain suspect in Guasmo Sur
- Illegal rehabilitation centre closed in south Guayaquil: 55 people found and four with outstanding arrest warrants
- Security operation in Socio Vivienda 2: weapons, drugs concealed in toys and fortified sector
- Three Los Lobos gang leaders jailed for Villavicencio's murder in Quito
- Ecuador plans new offensive against organised crime with US backing
- Minister Reimberg announces imminent operation against organised crime in Ecuador
- Over 30 detained in Ecuador-US operation against CJNG cartel
- Preventive prison for 36 detainees in Ecuador over links to CJNG
- 'Chulco' in Ecuador becomes a tool for organised crime to control territory
- Cocaine in Noboa Trading containers: 535 kg sent from Ecuador to Croatia
- Security guard killed in southern Quito during robbery: Venezuelan man detained
- Eight arrested in Ecuador over fake certificate network benefiting Albanian drug trafficker
- Ecuador and DEA dismantle network linked to CJNG: 30 arrested across three provinces
- Ecuador dismantles Jalisco New Generation Cartel cell with US support
- Father and son convicted of femicide in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
- Police officer shot dead in Guayaquil whilst working as taxi driver on holiday
- Joint Ecuador-US operation dismantles Jalisco Cartel network and detains 40 people
- Influencer Anthony Swag detained in Guayaquil for violating curfew
- Joint Ecuador-US operation dismantles CJNG network in Samborondón: 39 detained
- 23 detained and 21 weapons seized in night operations in Zone 8 of Guayaquil
- Homicide reduction in Ecuador is illusory: 81 cantons register more deaths in 2026
- Venezuelan wounds police officer with knife in Guayaquil and is shot in hip
- Police kills suspected robber in Guayaquil during assault on street vendor
- Goleada Case: Court Withdraws and Postpones Aquiles Álvarez Preventive Detention Appeal Hearing
- Illegal loans and extortion: the gears of organised crime in Ecuador
- Armed attack in La Consolata leaves two dead in north-west Guayaquil
- Ecuador court denies suspension of conviction for former president Lenín Moreno