Photo / Marcos Pin, AFP Intelligence officials had been on a fugitive drug lord’s trail for more than a year, in a ...

Ecuadoran forces have revealed how they captured the country’s most-wanted man, drug lord Adolfo “Fito” Macías, more than a ...

Manabi is known as one of Ecuador's most violent provinces, with police linking much of the unrest to criminal gangs battling for control of territory for illegal operations ...

The catastrophic earthquake that destroyed buildings in Ecuador on Saturday became far more devastating Sunday, when the death toll soared to 272.

Manabi is the second province with the most murders in Ecuador behind Guayas, according to the police unit Dinased, in charge of investigating violent deaths and disappearances.

Last year, 53 tons of drugs were seized in Ecuador. Jose Marco, captain of the Manta port, said there were “signs” that drugs were leaving by sea from the Manabi province and later shipped north, but ...

A man rides his bike next to a destroyed house in Manta, Manabi, Ecuador, 22 April 2016. EPA/Christian Escobar Mora Washington: The World Bank ...

This handout picture released by the Ecuadorean Army shows a member of the army searching the hideout of drug trafficker Adolfo Macias, alias Fito, after he was recaptured in Manta, Manabi ...

This handout picture released by the Ecuadorean Army shows a member of the army searching the hideout of drug trafficker Adolfo Macias, alias Fito, after he was recaptured in Manta, Manabi ...