Sinaloa and its links to Ecuador’s justice system
A prosecutor, a judge, judicial and public officials have been implicated in a drug trafficking ring.
The ‘Ndrangheta also operates in Ecuador’s ports
The story of a failed shipment in Guayaquil by the powerful Calabrian mafia shows the modus operandi of the world's largest drug trafficking organization.
Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG): the Mexican drug cartel that has taken a foothold in Ecuador
Although Ecuadorian authorities have not provided details, the DEA has recorded the cartel's presence since 2009. A recent operation gave clues as to how the main Mexican criminal organization operates in the country.
The complex (and obscure) mining and oil taxation system
The EITI initiative proposes greater transparency on tax collection from extractive industries as well as on the destination of these resources.
Two oil spills occur every week in Ecuador
Ecuador recently celebrated 49 years of exporting its first barrel of oil. But this bonanza has also meant serious environmental impacts: 900 spills between 2015 and so far in 2021.
Ecuador: the war for the Imbabura copper belt
A movie-like plot marks an invisible war for the millionaire copper belt in Imbabura. The world's major mining companies are fighting over these deposits.
EITI Ecuador and the challenge of making mining and oil transparent
Information on the details of the extractive industry in Ecuador is still at a superficial level, especially in relation to mining, where there is disorder and opacity.