Ecuador police arrest former VP in raid at Mexican embassy, prompting diplomatic severing, outcry
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced on Friday night that he was severing diplomatic relations with Ecuador following the arrest of former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Ecuadorian police broke through the outer door of the Mexican embassy in Ecuador’s capital Quito late Friday and arrested Glass, who had lived there since December. Mr […]
Latin American governments condemn Ecuador after police raid Mexican embassy | Ecuador
Latin American governments, including regional powerhouse Brazil, expressed support for Mexico after police raided Ecuador’s embassy in search of a controversial politician who had been granted asylum by Mexican authorities. expressed. Late Friday night, Mexico City and the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suspended ties with Quito, in an unprecedented diplomatic move […]
Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador after embassy arrest
On Friday, Mexico severed diplomatic relations with Ecuador after law enforcement entered the Mexican embassy and arrested the former Ecuadorian vice president, who had been living on the premises since late last year. Ecuadorian police raided the Mexican embassy in Ecuador’s capital, Quito, and arrested former Eduardan Vice President Jorge Glas, who had sought asylum […]
Ecuador Detains over 6,600 People in First 30 Days of Gang War
Ecuadorian security officials have detained more than 6,600 people in the first month since Ecuador declared its anti-gang violence operation an official “internal armed conflict.” Ecuador has been plagued by uncontrollable gang violence in recent years. war It cracked down on organized crime through a decree signed by President Daniel Novoa in January. The internal […]
Narcoviolence in Ecuador could worsen our migration crisis
US border crisis continues to grow, leaving some cities at a standstill on the brink of collapse, an unprecedented wave of drug violence erupted in Ecuador. This new development could spark a larger crisis at the U.S. southern border. Ecuador's President Daniel Novoa has declared that an armed conflict has broken out in the country. […]
Ecuador prosecutor investigating gang attack on TV station shot and killed | Ecuador
A prosecutor leading an investigation into an on-air assault on an Ecuadorian television station has been shot dead in a broad daylight attack in the crime-ridden city of Guayaquil. Cesar Suárez, who was in charge of cases involving organized cross-border crime in Guayas, one of the country's most violent regions, was ambushed in the north […]
Ecuador to Deport 1,500 Inmates amid Gang War
President Daniel Novoa says Ecuador will soon begin deporting 1,500 foreign prison inmates to ease prison overcrowding. announced on wednesday. The majority of the prisoners soon to be deported are Colombian nationals, with the remainder reportedly from Peru and Venezuela. Colombia and Peru border Ecuador, and Venezuela, which borders Colombia, is also nearby. Future deportations […]
Ecuador Declares ‘Internal Armed Conflict’ Against Gangs, Gives Soldiers Legal Cover to Fight Gangsters
Ecuador's government on Wednesday formally declared the country's erupting gang wars an “internal armed conflict,” vowing to curb the deadly violence that escalated dramatically the day before. terrorist action The attack, carried out by an Ecuadorian criminal gang on Tuesday, included kidnappings, a prison riot and the use of explosives against civilian and police vehicles, […]
Ecuador Declares State of Emergency After Jailbreak by Nation’s Most Wanted Criminal
Ecuador's President Daniel Novoa on Monday issued a 60-day exemption and lockdown across the country in response to a new wave of gang violence that erupted after the disappearance of Ecuador's “most wanted man,” Jose Adolfo Macias. declared a ban. What about Macias? Had disappeared He was released from prison in Guayaquil over the weekend. […]
VIDEO: Gunmen storm live TV studio and take hostages in Ecuador after president orders national emergency over criminal gangs
Surprising footage from a live broadcast studio in Ecuador captures group of armed criminals crowding They were holding people hostage while the government tried to crack down on organized gangs. The men, wearing balaclavas and mostly black clothing, chanted, “We don't need the police!” The feed ended abruptly after a gunshot was fired into the […]