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Ecuadorian police launched a number of raids alongside Spanish police early on Tuesday morning after over two years of investigations came to fruition in an operation dubbed "Operation Great Phoenix 13." 57 properties were raided in cities across Ecuador and Spain, where police seized over 2 tons of narcotics, 500,000 euros, 10 firearms, 25 vehicles, 22 properties, 27 cellphones, and...

A Multinational Effort The Ecuadorian National Police launched a series of raids alongside Spanish police in their respective countries early on Tuesday morning, raiding several properties thought to be used as the headquarters of an international drug trafficking ring. The raids were conducted in coordination with the prosecutor's offices of both nations. So far, 33 properties in Ecuador and 10 in...

What You Need to Know: The leader of the Oliver Sinisterra Front (FOS), a splinter group of the demobilized Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) was captured on Monday in Ecuador after a three month long operation by authorities.  The Front is heavily involved in the production of cocaine in the border regions between Colombia and Ecuador, and is thought to...

An Attempted Siege Ecuadorian authorities successfully arrested 68 members of an unidentified gang on Sunday following the group’s attempted takeover of a hospital located in Yaguachi, located in the province of Guayas, after one member suffered injuries from an unknown source. Authorities were contacted following the beginning of the attempted takeover. Both police and military units carried out a joint operation...

Ecuador was welcomed as the newest member of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) on Monday, swearing to fight terrorism and piracy across the globe. The CMF is a 34-nation naval task force that was founded in February 2002 in response to the destruction of the Twin Towers in 2001. The force's headquarters are located in Bahrain, while their primary goals...