Etiket: Ecuadorian
A network of Colombian and Ecuadorian identity card traffickers was dismantled in Landes
They recruited compatriots in Spain to come and work clandestinely as agricultural workers on Landes farms. In addition to the false identity document, they had to pay an entrance fee…
Crisis between Mexico and Ecuador | “Help me”, demands the former Ecuadorian vice-president
(Mexico City) Former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, arrested by police in the Mexican embassy in Quito on April 5 and detained, appealed for help to Mexico, Colombia and Brazil…
Police raid on the Mexican embassy | Ecuadorian justice recognizes that the arrest of Jorge Glas is “illegal and arbitrary”
(Quito) The National Court of Justice of Ecuador on Friday rejected a request from former vice-president Jorge Glas, who called for his release, however deeming his arrest “illegal and arbitrary”…
Ecuadorian army raids prison after prosecutor assassinated
Hundreds of police and soldiers entered the Guayaquil prison complex on Thursday, the epicenter in Ecuador of a war against gangs linked to drug trafficking and where, the day before,…
Wave of violence in prisons | A census of Ecuadorian detainees will be carried out
(Quito) Ecuador will carry out a census of detainees from next week in all the prisons of the country, the scene of recurring violence between rival gangs, we learned on…
Chile disputes the nationality of an Ecuadorian player and hopes to be drafted to participate in the 2022 World Cup
The Chilean Football Federation (FFCh) seized Fifa on Thursday, May 5, to challenge the validity of the Ecuadorian nationality of player Byron Castillo. The latter was aligned against Chile (victory…
Oil spill | In the Ecuadorian Amazon, residents see the heavy damage
(Puerto Maderos) Patties in the water, blackish and sticky stains on the sand: on the banks of the Coca River, the inhabitants observe, helpless, the oil pollution on the outskirts…
Major oil spill in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Nearly 6,300 barrels of oil spilled into an environmental reserve in the Ecuadorian Amazon after an oil pipeline ruptured late last week in this region of northeastern Ecuador, the private…
Riot in an Ecuadorian prison | The death toll rises to 68, the clashes continue
(Guayaquil) Extremely violent clashes between inmate gangs continued on Saturday evening at Guayaquil Penitentiary in southwest Ecuador, where at least 68 prisoners have been killed in the past 24 hours.…
Pandora Papers | Ecuadorian president refuses to testify
(Quito) Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, quoted in the Pandora papers, refused to testify on Wednesday before a parliamentary committee charged with investigating the case, prompting a second request from this…
Violence linked to drug trafficking | Ecuadorian president declares state of emergency
(Quito) Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced on Monday that he had declared a state of emergency for the entire country due to a wave of violence due to drug trafficking,…