Carlos D was the second-in-command of Los Lobos (The Wolves) and "considered a high-value target," the armed forces said in a ...

Ecuador’s role as a cocaine highway continues ... and reports of human right abuses by security forces have started coming to light. In this special series, InSight Crime tracks Noboa’s war on gangs ...

Ecuador's SNAI prisons agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Glas was detained in April after Ecuadorean security forces stormed Mexico's Embassy in Quito, where he was ...

In the blistering heat, heavily-armed soldiers sprint from the back of a pick-up truck. Screams of women and children can be heard, as well as the sounds of doors being kicked in and smashed down ...