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A British doctor, wanted for the murder of a Colombian model found inside a suitcase, has been arrested in Ecuador.

Monika Silva Koniuszek died from a blow to the head and strangulation, a postmortem found, despite government claim of suicide.

Albanian prosecutors announce arrest warrant for Dritan Gjika and seizure of roughly 150 million euros in assets, in action against a suspected international cocaine trafficking and money laundering network.

A week has passed, and Dritan Gjika, an alleged cocaine kingpin known as "Tony," is still waiting to be paid.

A referee was shot dead midway through a football match in Ecuador after gunmen stormed the pitch and opened fire.

Shipping containers sent by Noboa Trading Co. have been caught up in huge drug shipments sent from Ecuador to the Balkans.

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced Sunday that authorities have captured Wilmer Geovanny Chavarría Barré, known as “Pipo,” the top leader of the drug trafficking gang Los Lobos.

A record cocaine seizure by Russian authorities reflects recent reports that the country is now one of the main destinations for shipments leaving Ecuador, which is the world’s largest exporter of the drug.

Jose Adolfo Macias, a.k.a. “Fito,” was arrested 18 months after going on the run for the second time in his criminal history.

Ecuadorian court documents acquired by OCCRP detail the internal operations of a drug and money laundering scheme that authorities claim is operated by Dritan Gjika.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr are being linked with a summer transfer for Moises Caicedo but Chelsea are not prepared to let the midfielder go for anything less than £100m

Massive drug bust uncovers Ecuador-Europe drug trafficking network, leading to seizure of 73 tonnes of drugs and 36 arrests.

Sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil, Ecuadoran police raiding a drug den apprehensively inspect an altar to Santa Muerte -- a Mexican "death saint" adopted by local gangs as their own talisman.

It took Ecuador’s police nine months to track down the country’s most wanted fugitive. But when they found him outside an apartment complex in Bogotá, Colombia, the leader of the Choneros gang...

In the early hours of the morning of January 7, 2024, a police and military task force stormed La Regional, one of two major prisons in Guayaquil.

In the early hours of August 14, Ecuador’s police and prosecutors deployed one of the most significant security operations...

Organized crime in Ecuador today operates on several levels.

The first sign that armed gang members had invaded a TV station in Guayaquil came when two masked youths appeared in the corner of the screen during a live news broadcast.

A record 13-ton seizure of cocaine in Spain in mid-October is more evidence that the country has returned as the main entry point into Europe for the drug after Belgium and the Netherlands significantly improved security at their ports.

A sign on the doorway said “For rent” and the house’s lights were out. But the assault team were convinced a group of armed gang members lurked inside and they were determined to smoke them out.

Ecuador has shown severe inconsistencies between its official production of gold of known origin and its exports.

Despite being behind bars, Adolfo ’Fito’ Macias was able to run the brutal Los Choneros drug gang and Ecuador’s authorities were unable to stop him. They also couldn’t prevent his escape.

Diana Carnero, 29, was chairing the council meeting in Ecuador on Wednesday afternoon when she was shot dead in the country which is experiencing a surge of violence

Several areas in the country have been declared no-go zones for U.S. citizens as an “internal armed conflict” rages between the army and drug gangs in multiple areas