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How Ecuador’s 36-year-old leather jacket-wearing president took on the drug cartels – and lost
The Telegraph via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoWhen Daniel Noboa came to power last November at the age of just 35, he pledged to break up the...
Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoSchools and stores sat shuttered, many people stayed home and soldiers roamed the streets of...
In Ecuador, the global reach of Mexico's warring drug cartels fuels a national crisis
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoMexico’s two main drug cartels have long taken their deadly rivalry with them as they expand into...
'Narcas' author Deborah Bonello on the dangerous fascination of Latin American drug cartels
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoReporting on the drug trade, the veteran journalist has a window into a 'cruel and brutal' side of...
DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid 'unwinnable war'
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoJosé Irizarry accepts that he’s known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement...
The 15 best Pedro Pascal movies and TV shows, ranked
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoThough he's far from a breakout star, 2023 has been very kind to Pedro Pascal. From his humble beginnings in projects like Buffy the Vampire Slayer to...
Sofía Vergara transforms herself in 'Griselda' and leaves self-doubt behind
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoSofía Vergara made her name in Hollywood in comedic roles, namely as Gloria Pritchett in ABC's...
Netflix’s Griselda: The true story behind the ‘cocaine godmother’ portrayed by Sofia Vergara
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoCOLOMBIA CARTEL QUEEN: As a new six-part Netflix series documents the rise and fall of Griselda...
Ivy League Businessman Wants to Take On Ecuador Cocaine Cartels
Bloomberg via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months ago(Bloomberg) -- In an election dominated by fear of crime, Jan Topic is trying to market himself as...
Prosecutor investigating Ecuador gangsters’ assault on live TV is shot dead in his car
The Telegraph via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoThe prosecutor investigating a drug cartel’s takeover of an Ecuadorian TV station was assassinated...