The leader of one of Ecuador's biggest drug-trafficking gangs has been captured in an operation involving Spanish police, according to Ecuador's president Daniel Noboa. Wilmer "Pipo" Chavarria was the ...

Pipo’ Chavarria, leader of Ecuador’s biggest drug-trafficking gang, has been captured, Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa announced Sunday. Chavarria had "faked his death, changed his identity and ...

(CNN) — Two clashes between rival gangs in a southern Ecuadorian prison left at least 31 inmates dead on Sunday, including 27 who were killed by “asphyxiation,” officials said. In the first attack, ...

At least 27 inmates were found dead from asphyxiation Sunday at a prison in Ecuador where a riot broke out that left four others dead and dozens injured earlier in the day, officials said. The inmates ...

The leader of one of Ecuador's biggest drug-trafficking gangs has been captured in an operation involving Spanish police, Ecuador's president Daniel Noboa has said. Wilmer "Pipo" Chavarria, the head ...

The gangster insurgency in Ecuador reveals the limits of law enforcement in controlling organized crime. Analysts warn that ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Four inmates died and more than 30 others were injured Sunday when a riot broke out at a prison in Ecuador, corrections officials in the South American country said. The riot ...

Ecuador marked two years in office by trumpeting results of its anti-crime policies. But its claims don’t show the full ...

QUITO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Ecuador has arrested the leader of one of the country's biggest drug trafficking gangs, Los Lobos, in an operation with Spanish police, President Daniel Noboa said on Sunday.