Authorities say the number of inmates killed in a riot in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison has risen to 17, a day after the goriest prison episode under the watch of President Daniel Noboa ...

Macías and Junior Roldán were left in charge of the gang, but the latter was killed shortly after exiting prison, leaving Macías as its sole leader. Authorities in Ecuador have classified the ...

A fight among inmates in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison left 15 dead and 14 wounded, authorities said Tuesday, ...

News of the violence comes as Ecuador struggles to deal with prison overcrowding and frequent violence between gangs. The unrest happened at facilities in the port city of Guayaquil in the ...

"You declared war, you will get ... The Choneros are a powerful prison gang thought to be behind many of the deadly riots and prison fights which have erupted in Ecuador's jails over recent ...

Murder charges will be filed against at least nine inmates at Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, which has seen riots and ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Gunmen stormed a live TV show in Ecuador and demanded an end to the crackdown on gangs that began when the country's most wanted prisoner escaped. More from News ...

At least 15 inmates were killed and 14 injured in clashes Tuesday at a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the latest ...

In Guayaquil's La Regional Prison, notorious gang leader Adolfo Macias was ... This is Latin America's war on terror, and Ecuador has joined the battle to destroy the gangs, lock up their leaders ...

has been captured… Ecuador’s war on gangs has been in the making for years. But it became official in January 2024, when President Daniel Noboa declared a state of internal armed conflict following a ...