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Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán found guilty

Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán found guilty

Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has been found guilty on all 10 counts at his drug-trafficking trial in federal court in New York. Guzmán, 61, was convicted on numerous counts including the distribution of cocaine and heroin, illegal firearms possession...
Guns and Drugs confiscated

Guns and Drugs confiscated

Last week, the Ecuadorian Police reported several arrests that remind us that while Ecuador is an extremely safe part of South America and the world, there are still some criminal elements that citizens need to be aware of. In the El Oro province, in a 1:00 a.m. raid,...
Fatal accident leads to shuttle company suspension

Fatal accident leads to shuttle company suspension

The National Transit Agency, ANT, announced last week that the operations of the Súper Taxis Cuenca cooperative are suspended on the Cuenca-Quito route and vice versa. The sanction is a result of an accident that occurred on February 4, in the Moya sector of Alausí...
Azuay traffic accidents continue  to climb

Azuay traffic accidents continue to climb

Azuay was ranked as the third province with more accidents in 2018, According to a report by the National Transit Agency (ANT), Azuay province continues to increase its accident statitstics each year.  In 2018, ANT recorded 1,528 accidents, that’s, 31 more than in...
Tarqui Agro-producer gains legal status

Tarqui Agro-producer gains legal status

The Association of Small Agricultural Producers Esperanza de El Verde, from the Tarqui parish in Cuenca, received its legal status from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG). A total of 15 members, mostly women, completed the process to be recognized as an...