Ecuador President Daniel Noboa, who took office in November with a vow to "restore peace," has declared a state of "internal armed conflict" and designated more than 20 gangs as terrorist groups, making them military targets.
A live broadcast by Ecuadorean television station TC was interrupted by a group of armed individuals who forced the staff to lie and sit on the floor, with shots and yelling heard.
Ecuador's "most-wanted prisoner," the leader of the Los Choneros criminal group, Fito, has disappeared from the jail where he was being held, according to authorities.
Less than 48 hours after being sworn in, Ecuador's new president, Daniel Noboa, has started addressing his country's rising drug problem with the repeal of a controversial law.
It is official! Daniel Noboa is now Ecuador's new president and is now the South American country's youngest president ever. However, he faces some very tough challenges ahead.
Two separate banana shipments from South America were discovered to be hiding tons of cocaine in Europe. Banana shipments from Panama and Ecuador were found to have some cocaine hidden inside.
The Ecuador elections are finally over and a new president-elect has been declared as newbie politician Daniel Noboa, 35, becomes the country's youngest president ever,
Following the killing of seven inmates accused of involvement in Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassination, President Guillermo Lasso announced a major restructuring of the high-ranking security forces on Saturday.
Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, has been rocked by a series of explosions caused by car bombs and this may be related to the country's crackdowns inside prisons.
Ecuador voters are participating in a presidential election that has been overshadowed by the assassination of a prominent candidate, highlighting the issue of drug-trafficking violence in the country.