Ecuadorians delivered an overwhelming show of support for President Daniel Noboa’s hardline security policies in a referendum held as the government’s popular “war on gangs” enters a challenging new phase. …
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Sandwiched between the world’s top cocaine producers, Colombia and Peru, Ecuador has become a hub and base for several transnational criminal networks. Its long coastline and large container ports make …
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The Ecuadorian city of Durán went from relative obscurity to being splashed across international headlines when its homicide rate began to skyrocket in June 2023.
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As Ecuador grapples with a security crisis, senior US military officials visited the country and signed a multi-million dollar aid portfolio that is being compared to Plan Colombia. But does …
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A 22 ton seizure of cocaine and the arrest of a Colombian guerrilla leader are good progress in Ecuador’s war on crime. But, many obstacles still stand between Ecuadorian authorities …
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Ecuador’s numerous gangs boast significant territorial presence and a diversity of funding streams that will pose a formidable challenge to the country’s weak institutions in what will likely be a …
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In response to a wave of violence in Ecuador, the government made an unprecedented decision last week and declared war on 22 criminal groups, which it has designated as terrorist …
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President Daniel Noboa declared a state of internal armed conflict on January 9 as gangs rioted in prisons, attacked security forces, and invaded a live TV news broadcast. The president …
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In 2023, Ecuador will crack the top three most violent countries in Latin America. Must the country learn to live with organized crime?
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Five groups have stood out in InSight Crime’s coverage during 2023. We analyze why, and what they tell us about criminal developments in Latin America and the Caribbean over the …