Ecuador, Guayaquil and drug gangs

Narco gang gun battles kill 22 people in violent Ecuador port city of Guayaquil
Rival factions of an Ecuadoran drug trafficking gang fought Thursday in the violent port city of Guayaquil, leaving at least 22 people dead, officials said. Another three people were wounded in a series of clashes in the city, the local police said in a statement as it increased an earlier toll of 12 dead.
Guayaquil bloodshed: 22 killed in gang battle amid Ecuador’s crackdown on crime
The government of President Daniel Noboa, who is running for reelection in an April run-off, has intensified security operations over the past several weeks in the country’ most violent areas as part of a war on drug gangs declared by Noboa.
Ecuadorian president offers carte blanche to police and military after attack kills 22 in Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, has suffered grievously in the country’s ongoing drug-fueled violence epidemic. In 2024, the city recorded nearly 2,000 homicides, government statistics show.
Violence in Ecuador's Guayaquil Kills 22
Twenty two people were killed in gun battles in Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil on Thursday, in what police said was a potential dispute between factions of the Los Tiguerones criminal gang fighting for control of parts of one neighborhood.
Gang infighting leaves 22 dead in Ecuador's Guayaquil
Infighting between factions of a gang vying for control over territory in Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil left nearly two dozen people dead, authorities said on Friday.
Ecuadorean police carries out raids as violence in Guayaquil kills 22
Twenty two people were killed in gun battles in Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil, in what police said was a potential dispute between factions of the Los Tiguerones criminal gang fighting for control of parts of one neighborhood.
Ecuador offers huge £780,000 for whereabouts of brutal drug cartel leader Fito after jail break
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Gang Warfare Erupts in Guayaquil: Deadly Clash Over Territory
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Gang gunfights in Ecuador leaves 22 dead
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Ecuador security forces given blanket amnesty in cartel fight
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Relatives of those killed in Guayaquil attack wait outside morgue to retrieve their bodies
Relatives of those killed in an attack on Thursday in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil waited outside a morgue to retrieve ...