Increased violence highlights how Costa Rica is feeling the tightening grip of cocaine trafficking. But is the nation on a ...

Across Ecuador, gangs have unleashed a wave of violence and extortion, upending lives and spurring an unprecedented exodus.

Authorities in Spain seized 13 tonnes (13,000 kilograms) of cocaine in a cargo container apparently filled with bananas, in what they ...

William Alcívar Bautista, alias “Willy," was arrested in Spain with his brother Álex, alias “Ronco,” the gang's ...

Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo has been sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday imposed visa bans on former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, his vice president and their immediate families for corruption. The State ...

Glas, also convicted of corruption, was jailed in Ecuador. He attempted suicide earlier this year and went on a hunger strike in a prison to protest his arrest, according to his lawyer.

The former vice president, also convicted of corruption, was jailed in Ecuador. He attempted suicide earlier this year and went on a hunger strike in a prison to protest his arrest, according to ...

News of the violence comes as Ecuador struggles to deal with prison overcrowding and frequent violence between gangs. The Ecuadorian police on Tuesday said at least 62 people had been killed in ...