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- Operation Apollo 29: 20 arrested in Guayaquil and Durán over links to Mafia 18
- Ecuador court orders arrest of Abdalá Bucaram upon discharge from medical care
- Operation Apollo 29 in Guayaquil: 200 kilos of drugs in luxury building in Guasmo Sur
- Ecuador orders arrest of Bucaram following six years without verdict in COVID-19 trial
- Two Ecuadorian fishing vessels sunk and 39 crew members detained by US linked to Los Choneros
- Ecuador court orders arrest of former president Abdalá Bucaram for organised crime
- Alias 'Tuti' released: Police link his discharge to wave of violence in Machala
- Ecuador defends joint anti-narcotics operations with US after sinking of 3 vessels
- Noboa: Ecuador captured 90% of criminal leaders since 2024
- Fugitive captured in Guayaquil after five years in hiding for arms trafficking
- Former President Bucaram in police custody at Guayaquil clinic following trial suspension
- Bucaram under police surveillance at Guayaquil clinic awaiting sentencing
- US Army sinks third Los Choneros vessel in a week in the Pacific
- Venezuelan arrested after death of his teenage daughter in Pasaje, Ecuador
- Daniel Salcedo to be extradited to US in Villavicencio murder case
- Ecuador processes extradition to US of suspect implicated in Villavicencio assassination
- Former footballer "Diablito" Lara arrested in Quito on outstanding warrant
- Doubts raised over video in which Los Lobos claim responsibility for Villavicencio's murder in Ecuador
- Detained in Ecuador: alleged treasurer of Albanian drug trafficking mafia
- Cocaine disguised as chocolate seized in Quito bound for Havana
- Anti-Mafia Law in Ecuador: Up to 16 Years in Prison for Lending Property or Vehicle to Organised Crime
- Police seize weapons and 698 cartridges at Urdesa residence, Guayaquil
- Weapons arsenal seized in Urdesa residence, Guayaquil: 3 pistols and 698 cartridges
- Deported Ecuadorian attempts to bribe police and jumps from patrol vehicle in Guayaquil
- Seizure of 698 cartridges and three pistols in Urdesa residence, Guayaquil
- Ecuador's National Assembly approves military support for Police without declaring state of exception
- Ecuador: agents intercept cocaine shipment bearing Haaland images
- Colombia and US seize more than two tonnes of cocaine off Ecuador
- Operation Apollo in Guayaquil and Durán: 11 detained, 15 firearms and 20 motorcycles seized
- Woman shot dead in centre of Guayaquil, Luis Urdaneta and Rumichaca streets
- Operation Big Phoenix 050: 10 arrested in Ecuador for drug trafficking, including police sergeant
- Ecuador and Paraguay sign extradition treaty to combat organised crime
- Police officer arrested in drugs and fuel-trafficking operation in Ecuador
- Case Progen: Celec presents fraud evidence to federal court in Florida
- Seizure of 602 cocaine blocks in lorry in Guayaquil valued at $18 million
- One arrested and two pharmacies closed in ministerial operation at Guayaquil hospitals
- Drug-trafficking network dismantled in Esmeraldas: ten detained, including active police officer
- Man shot dead in Puerto Azul neighbourhood in Guayaquil; his wife witnessed the attack
- One dead and one wounded in shooting at Puerto Azul residential complex, Guayaquil
- Police seize fuel tanker carrying 3,900 gallons of illegal fuel in Pascuales, Guayaquil
- Man shot dead in Puerto Azul residential area, Guayaquil
- Man shot dead in Puerto Azul development, Vía a la Costa, Guayaquil
- Drug war in Ecuador: police in Durán cannot even trust their own colleagues
- Drug production facility dismantled in south Guayaquil: 50 kg of cocaine and two arrested
- 15-year-old teenager shot dead in Las Malvinas, Guayaquil
- Three family members murdered in Fertisa, south Guayaquil
- Ecuador loses extradition in referendum: El Gato Farfán, the trophy that never was
- Spain refuses to extradite Pipo Chavarría to United States for drug trafficking
- Loja judges impose maximum sentence on man who coordinated murder from detention
- Man arrested in Esmeraldas on suspicion of murder and links to criminal organisation
- Police dismantle 'Mask Gang' following raids in Guayaquil
- Man with extensive arsenal arrested by police in Guayaquil
- Body found in Progreso and police radio confiscated from criminal gang in Guayaquil
- Discovery of corpse in Progreso and seizure of police radio in Guayaquil
- 26-year-old arrested in Guamaní for intimidating partner with weapon
- Ecuador seizes 2.2 tonnes of drugs at sea and detains six people
- Brother of Ecuadorian drug trafficker Adolfo Macías murdered in Olón
- Ecuador deports two men from Colombia with active arrest warrants
- Five charged with murder of university finance manager in Quito; Prosecution points to audits as motive
- Three injured in shooting at birthday party in Guayaquil