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News Ecuador » Manabi » Security: From Airstrikes to Cooperation: Will the ‘New Phase’ of Ecuador’s Drug War Deliver?

News channel or source: https://insightcrime.org/news/airstrikes-cooperation-will-the-new-phase-of-ecuadors-drug-war-deliver/
Published on: Tuesday 31 March 2026

Read about the latest phase of Ecuador's war on gangs, featuring curfews, airstrikes, and international cooperation on crime.

News Ecuador » Manabi » Security: Ecuador's President Noboa handily wins security-focused referendum

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuadorean-president-noboa-seeking-approval-security-measures-sunday-vote-2024-04-21/
Published on: Sunday 21 April 2024

QUITO, April 21 (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has won significant voter support for a raft of security measures he says will help him fight sharply increased crime, a quick vote tally ...

News Ecuador » Manabi » Security: Judge shot dead while walking his kids to school in Ecuador

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/judge-shot-dead-while-walking-his-kids-to-school-in-ecuador/ar-AA1OEHak
Published on: Thursday 16 October 2025

Police said the Los Lobos gang -- designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. -- was suspected of the attack on the judge.

News Ecuador » Manabi » Security: At least 12 killed in an attack in Ecuador's Manabi province

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/least-12-killed-attack-ecuadors-203145792.html
Published on: Friday 18 April 2025

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. QUITO (Reuters) -At least 12 people were killed in an attack in Ecuador's coastal province of Manabi, police said on Friday. The ...

News Ecuador » Manabi » Security: Ecuador's narcotics traffickers paid more after US anti-drug pressure

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Published on: Tuesday 31 March 2026

Increased military pressure by the U.S. on drug trafficking routes in the Pacific has forced criminal groups to sharply raise payments to fishermen.

News Ecuador » Manabi » Security: Ecuador prison deaths climb again despite Noboa security strategy, data shows

News channel or source: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2026/02/16/ecuador-prison-deaths-climb-again-despite-noboa-security-strategy-data-shows/88700691007/
Published on: Monday 16 February 2026

Quito/Guayaquil ― After hundreds of Ecuadorean inmates were killed in prison riots in 2021 and 2022, President Daniel Noboa made restoring order in jails one of the central pillars of his security ...

News Ecuador » Manabi » Security: A Country Awash in Violence Backs Its Leader’s Hard-Line Stance

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/world/americas/ecuador-referendum-vote-noboa.html
Published on: Saturday 20 April 2024

Voters in Ecuador gave their new president, Daniel Noboa, who deployed the military to fight gangs in January, even more powers. By Genevieve Glatsky See more of our coverage in your search ...

News Ecuador » Manabi » Security: At least 12 killed in an attack in Ecuador's Manabi province

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/least-12-killed-an-attack-ecuadors-manabi-province-2025-04-18/
Published on: Friday 18 April 2025

QUITO, April 18 (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed in an attack in Ecuador's coastal province of Manabi, police said on Friday. The attack took place overnight at a cockfighting ring, a venue ...