Ecuador’s local authorities receive police protection amid violence
Local officials in Ecuador have been provided with police protection due to the surge in violence and insecurity in the...
August 8, 2023Topic
Crime Ecuador
Lasso highlights reduction in violence and crime in Ecuador
The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, said yesterday that the country had reduced levels of violence thanks to law enforcement...
June 7, 2023
Ecuador asks US for US$5 billion aid to combat drug trafficking and organized crime
The government of Ecuador is asking the United States to donate US$5 billion to finance the comprehensive security strategy promoted
October 27, 2022
Ecuador declares war on organized crime
In just twenty hours between September 16 and 17, ten people were murdered in the cities of Guayaquil, Durán, and...
October 10, 2022
Protesters accuse Ecuadorian police of covering up murder of lawyer Bernal
Dozens of people gathered in front of the police headquarters in Quito to express their rejection of the actions of...
September 22, 2022
Ecuador’s president declares ‘state of emergency’ after explosion in Guayaquil
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso declared a 30-day state of emergency in the southwestern coastal city of Guayaquil after an explosion
August 15, 2022
Security crisis in Ecuador: When reality trumps management
The scourge of organized crime, drug trafficking, common crime, and an unprecedented prison crisis place Ecuador as the country
May 30, 2022
Ecuador: insecurity and violence hit the population
Organized crime groups, urban gangs, muggers, and common thieves threaten security in Ecuador, and while citizens are demanding protection
May 24, 2022
Ecuador’s military takes control of provinces taken over by drug and crime groups
A 9,000-strong military and police force took control of Ecuador's three provinces hardest hit by drug trafficking and crime, which...
May 2, 2022