How Ecuador descended into gang violence Ecuador inmates seize guards ... of the kidnapped officers sitting on the ground with a gun pointed at them as one is forced to read a statement addressed ...

He wants to introduce further measures such as stricter gun controls and tougher ... who tries to take on Ecuador's violent gangs is now a target for organised crime and they are demanding extra ...

The wave of violence that Ecuador has suffered in recent days might be interpreted as a new phenomenon in a country that until now had been on the margins of the serious issues with criminality in ...

Ecuador's Prisons Bureau known as SNAI said the fighting involved inmates from four of the twelve wards that make up the penitentiary. ”We are in the worst moment of the violence crisis in the ...

Ecuador is facing growing violence linked to drug-trafficking gangs, which has put a huge strain on the under-resourced and overcrowded prison system. Hundreds of inmates have been killed in ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A fight among inmates has ... Authorities provided few details about what triggered the latest bout of violence. In a statement, prison officials said that police and ...