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- Alias 'Pando' arrested in Guayaquil for arms, ammunition and drug trafficking
- Man arrested in Guayaquil with weapons and drugs
- Man detained in Guayaquil for trafficking in weapons, ammunition and illicit substances
- Mayor of Guayaquil, Aquiles Álvarez, detained in investigation into alleged organised crime
- Autopsy reports disprove suicide of Polish activist in Ecuador: confirm murder by strangulation
- Police officer kills criminal and thwarts kidnapping in north-western Guayaquil
- Officers thwart kidnapping attempt in capital's northern zone
- Ecuador extradites two leaders of "Los Choneros" gang to United States
- Execution at Guayaquil airport: hired killers used stuffed toy and flowers to approach their victim
- Gang leader Los Ángeles assassinated at Guayaquil airport; two minors detained
- Criminal leader shot dead by hired killers upon arrival in Ecuador at Guayaquil airport
- Armed attack at Guayaquil airport: questions raised over hitmen's entry
- Leader of Los Águilas made six international trips since 2024 before being killed at Guayaquil airport
- Hired killers assassinate Los Águilas leader at Guayaquil airport using flowers and stuffed toy as cover
- Minors detained after killing of Los Águilas leader at Guayaquil airport terminal
- Drug gang leader shot dead at Guayaquil airport in front of passengers
- Relatives of criminal leader mourn his death at Guayaquil airport terminal
- Contract killing at Guayaquil airport leaves one dead and several wounded
- Police kill man during alleged attack on partner in Guayaquil
- Police officers kill man who was stabbing his partner in Guayaquil
- Mysterious death of Polish activist in Ecuador. Prosecutor seeks international legal assistance
- Holiday operations in Guayaquil: 170 arrests and 30 firearms seized
- Suspected producer of child abuse material arrested in Quito
- Police seize 206 kilos of drugs in Quito and detain three suspected Los Lobos members
- Mayor of Guayaquil, Aquiles Álvarez, arrested by the Prosecutor's Office whilst in office
- Investigation into murder of prosecutor and her sister in Ecuador
- 16 people detained in Ecuador linked to alleged fuel theft network
- Prosecutor killed in attack in Ecuadorian port city dominated by drug traffickers
- Two armed attacks in north Guayaquil leave one driver dead and one motorcyclist wounded
- Two armed attacks in northern Guayaquil leave one driver dead and a motorcyclist wounded
- Financial manager of Ecuadorian university murdered in Quito; extortion suspected
- Ecuador approves extradition of Lithuanian citizen sought for drug trafficking and other offences
- 1.4 tonnes of cocaine seized near Galápagos archipelago
- Guayaquil: the link between an ice-cream parlour attack, the murder of two minors and a yellow taxi
- Police dismantle synthetic drug laboratory attributed to Los Tiguerones in Guayaquil
- Polish Prosecutor's Office opens investigation into death of Monika Silva Koniuszek in Ecuador
- Death of Polish activist in Ecuador: Polish prosecutor's office opens investigation
- Five alleged members of criminal network arrested in Guayaquil for extortive kidnapping
- Polish national with Interpol red alert detained in Santa Elena on suspicion of criminal links
- Police rescue kidnapped driver and apprehend suspected gang member in south Quito
- Footballer Mario Pineida murdered in Guayaquil; police investigate attack
- Guayaquil mayor Aquiles Álvarez arrested for money laundering and tax fraud
- Remand in custody for two suspects in murder of footballer Mario Pineida in Guayaquil
- Ministry of Education official shot dead in north-west Guayaquil
- Man shot dead outside Guayaquil Regional Prison five hours after gaining release
- Teenager staged own kidnapping in Guayaquil to obtain a PlayStation
- New anti-mafia law in Ecuador: Italian advisers and ban on convicted lawyers
- Homicides in Ecuador fall 27.7% in May under internal armed conflict state
- Barcelona SC President Antonio Álvarez Detained for Investigation
- UN welcomes conviction of 17 Ecuadorian soldiers for murder of four minors
- Operation Apollo 20 in Guayaquil: 8 arrested and 50 kilos of marijuana seized
- Police seize 1.5 tonnes of cocaine in Samborondón: two arrested
- Violence in Ecuador: Interior Cities Among World's Most Dangerous in 2025
- Eight bodies in bags found in Babahoyo, Ecuador, amid wave of violence
- Mayor of Esmeraldas in preventive custody on suspicion of money laundering
- Sister of victim in "the Four of Guayaquil" case shot dead in southern city
- Preventive detention and Interpol alert against former president Correa over bribery case in Ecuador
- Suspected serial rapist arrested in Guayaquil with at least ten complaints
- Drug trafficking in rural Ecuador: disappearances and murders in Guayas, Los Ríos and Manabí
- Ecuador's Armed Forces apologise over deaths of four teenagers in Guayaquil