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- 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
- Court rejects suspension of Lenín Moreno's prison sentence for Sinohydro bribes
- Ecuador court denies suspension of conviction for former president Lenín Moreno
- Violent deaths fall 6.4% in Ecuador: Guayaquil and Durán lead the decline
- Seven doctors arrested in Ecuador face charges for protecting Albanian drug lord Rexhepi
- Second most-wanted man in Manabí arrested in Portoviejo for political murder
- Seven doctors arrested in Ecuador for covering up Albanian drug trafficker Dritan Rexhepi's escape
- Arrest in Ecuador of suspect in murder of former mayoral candidate in Portoviejo
- Second most wanted man in Manabí arrested for murder of former Portoviejo mayoral candidate
- Seven doctors and SNAI official arrested for shielding Albanian mafia leader in Ecuador
- Eight officials arrested in Ecuador for network that covered for Albanian drug lord Dritan Rexhepi
- Venezuelan dismemberment suspect detained in Ecuador linked to Los Lobos gang
- Gunfire and police pursuit on Ruta Viva in Quito leads to one arrest
- Ecuador spends $1.5 billion annually on organised crime fighting, Noboa claims
- Ecuador requests extradition of Xavier Jordán, charged in Villavicencio case, within 15 days
- Young man killed in Los Claveles after thwarting robbery in south Guayaquil
- Fake police kill 26-year-old man in Machala with stolen patrol vehicle
- Young man shot dead in park in south Guayaquil; families fear for their safety
- 16-year-old student brought homemade weapon to school in northern Guayaquil
- 16-year-old student arrested with improvised weapon at Guayaquil school
- Curfew imposed in four Ecuadorian provinces: third decree in 2026 amid organised crime
- Ecuador spends $1.5 billion annually on organised crime fighting, says Noboa
- Curfew in Ecuador: 1,283 detained and only one target criminal captured
- Curfew in Ecuador: temporary measure without sustained impact on homicides
- Operation Shadow in Ecuador: 14 Los Lobos Box members detained in El Oro
- Student shot with firearm at school in northern Guayaquil during break
- Operation Shadow: 14 arrested members of Los Lobos Box gang during curfew in El Oro
- Ecuador spends $1.5 billion annually fighting organised crime
- Ecuador spends 1.5 billion dollars annually combating organised crime
- Sergeant Patricio Ortiz dies following armed attack at Sergio Toral cooperative, Guayaquil
- Student wounded by gunshot inside school in Guayaquil: weapon found in bathrooms
- Doctor and ambulance driver murdered on Canoa-Jama road, Manabí
- 31-year-old man shot dead in Sauces 8, northern Guayaquil
- US bars seven former Ecuadorian officials over links to CJNG and Sinaloa Cartel
- Eleven detained in preventive custody following armed attack on police in Monte Sinaí
- Large-scale police operation with helicopter and drones across six districts of Guayaquil
- Stepfather detained for assaulting nine-year-old girl in Guasmo Sur, Guayaquil
- Noboa on assault of nine-year-old girl in Guayaquil: "No coward will go unpunished"
- Man arrested in Guayaquil for attacking 9-year-old girl in Guasmo Sur
- Man arrested in Guayaquil for attacking 9-year-old girl following viral videos of violence
- Stepfather arrested on suspicion of assaulting child in Guasmo Sur, Guayaquil
- Stepfather arrested in Guasmo Sur following viral videos of assault on nine-year-old girl
- Police pursuit in northern Guayaquil leaves one dead and four arrested
- Stepfather arrested in Guayaquil after viral video of assault on 9-year-old girl
- Two suspects sought in attack on shot police officer in Monte Sinaí, Guayaquil
- Four arrested over extortion of up to $20,000 from traders in Guayaquil
- Reward scheme activated following police officer attack in Monte Sinaí, Guayaquil
- Sergeant shot in the head during pursuit in Monte Sinaí, Guayaquil