The U.S. sends more than 100 containers per month with its plastic waste to Ecuador
Since 2019, Plan V followed the leads left by a report in The Guardian. The data revealed that Ecuador has become the third country in Latin America that imports the most of this waste, which also arrives dirty or mixed. Behind closed doors, there are no controls, despite existing regulations. The authorities have no answers.
Chronicle of a new massacre in Ecuador’s prisons
The Ministry of Government confirmed that a policewoman was raped in Latacunga. So far, authorities have registered 22 dead prisoners.
The Coca river is in shock, its communities without water and its problems are being ignored
PlanV reveals -with impressive images- the impacts of erosion in the communities settled along the Coca River. But also the neglect of these inhabitants who, a year after the largest oil spill in the last 15 years, suffer from water shortages and hunger.
In-depth look at a prison and its crimes, according to a former prison leader
A former prisoner from the Latacunga and Turi prisons describes the management of these prisons by the most powerful prisoners and the corruption that, according to his experience, reaches police and prison guards.
Panela vs. mining: the hidden battle in northwestern Quito
In Pacto, the community members are asking the authorities to revoke the mining concessions. They prefer that the production of panela be the main source of livelihood for these families. One of the mining companies defends itself.
Rasquiña’s master stroke in the justice system
Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias Rasquiña and leader of Los Choneros, was killed on December 28 by a hitman in Manta. Police intelligence teams were deployed to Manabí, Guayas and Los Ríos.
The boatman from Manta who made US$200 million in crime
This is the story of a boatman from Manabi who was a pirate, human trafficker and multimillionaire.
The strange judicial history of Telmo Castro
Who was the former military officer, murdered in prison in Guayaquil, and who was identified as the main nexus of the Sinaloa Cartel in Ecuador?