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Dramatic moment Coast Guard swoops on drug cartel smuggling $500m of cocaine and marijuana

The US Coast Guard seized more than 48,000 pounds of illegal drugs valued at just over $500 million on Jan. 6, just off the coast of Ecuador.

The Independent UK

Chelsea star’s £160,000 supercar seized for ‘driving without valid licence’

Chelsea signed the Ecuador international from fellow Premier League side Brighton in 2023

The Independent UK

Chelsea star Caicedo’s car seized for ‘driving without valid licence’ – reports

Chelsea signed the Ecuador international from fellow Premier League side Brighton in 2023.

Evening Standard

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From Freddy Kruegers To Peaky Blinders: A Look At Ecuador's Drug Gangs

Ecuadorans go to the polls on Sunday under the shadow of surging drug violence and a troubling explosion in the number of local gangs and mafias.

International Business Times

Chelsea signing Kendry Paez training with Strasbourg amid summer loan links

Ecuador midfielder gaining more experience with Blues’ sister club in France

Evening Standard

Notes on chocolate: strong but gentle bars to relish

Some beans from Ecuador are really next-level in the right hands

The Guardian - UK

Fugitive leader of violent Ecuadorian drug gang is indicted in New York City

The fugitive leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang has been indicted in New York City on charges he imported thousands of pounds of cocaine into the United States

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‘They tricked us’: migrants who braved the Darién Gap forced home by Trump deal

Under a $6m US deal, hundreds of migrants from Colombia and Ecuador were deported back to their home countries

The Guardian - US

How to watch Chile vs Ecuador: Live streams for World Cup qualifier

High-flying Ecuador travel to the bottom side in Conmebol qualifying for World Cup 2026 – here's how to watch Chile vs Ecuador online and on TV today.

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Who Is Allen Obando: Inter Miami's Newest Striker Signing

Inter Miami signed 18-year-old striker Allen Obando, an exciting Ecuadorian prospect.

Sports Illustrated

How to watch Ecuador vs Venezuela: Live streams for World Cup qualifier

Can Venezuela get going again or can Ecuador keep flying high in Conmebol qualifying for the 2026 World Cup – here's how to watch Ecuador vs Venezuela online and on TV.

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Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement threatens Indigenous rights and territories in the Amazon

Canada and Ecuador’s new free-trade agreement is threatening the rights of Indigenous peoples and their territories, and increasing social and environmental conflicts across the country. These are just some of the concerns being brought forward by the National Confederation of Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador and other civil rights organizations in…

The Conversation

Ecuador enlists founder of Blackwater private army as ally in ‘war’ on crime

Daniel Noboa, who is seeking re-election as president, announces partnership with Trump supporter Erik Prince

The Guardian - US

AI Chatbot Helps Victims Of Digital Sexual Violence In Latin America

Two women from Mexico and Ecuador who spent years fighting to be recognized as victims of online sexual violence have inspired an artificial intelligence chatbot that helps others facing abuse.

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Reason

Ecuador's Second Presidential Election of 2025

Incumbent Daniel Noboa and challenger Luisa González have different economic visions, but both support militaristic crime policies.

Al Jazeera

Women worldwide march to demand end to violence, inequality

Demonstrations from Buenos Aires to Lagos demand justice for victims of femicide and urge reforms to protect women.

International Business Times

Ecuador Security Forces Given Blanket Amnesty In Cartel Fight

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa on Friday announced a preemptive amnesty for security forces fighting drug cartels in the violence-wracked port of Guayaquil, where 22 people were killed in clashes between rival gangs.

Latin Times

Gang Gunfight In Ecuador Leaves 12 Dead

The toll was reported by the local police chief, Herbie Guamani, and a police source said the gunfight involved opposing factions of a gang called Los Tigerones, one of the most powerful in this formerly peaceful country.

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The Guardian - US

His coffee is coveted around the world. His son doesn’t know if his future is on the farm

‘Pepe’ Jijón loves his life in the Ecuadorian cloud forest, but for his son Jose, the excitement of New York city calls

The Independent UK

Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador hotel review

HOTELS: Daisy Lester checks in

The Independent UK

Ecuador will seek foreign military aid to combat drug cartels as violence surges

The government of Ecuador has taken another step in its effort to gain help from foreign military forces to combat drug cartels and various organized crime groups

The Guardian - US

‘Society makes us invisible’: Black Ecuadorians fight to defend their culture

Afro-Guayaquileños mostly live in the impoverished belts of Guayaquil and have been made to believe their customs are ‘the worst’, say activists

Salon

Latin America's global abortion impacts

Although implementation will depend on each country, these sorts of rulings have a potential for global influence

The Guardian - UK

‘Biologists were not part of the crime food chain’: why Ecuador’s scientists are facing violence, threats and kidnapping

Despite government efforts, armed groups control many remote areas. Now researchers are caught in the crosshairs

International Business Times

Hitmen Mow Down Air Force Colonel In Violence-torn Ecuador

Hitmen gunned down an Ecuadoran air force colonel Friday in a city hard hit by drug crime that has turned the once-peaceful South American country into one of the most violent.

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