A former president of Ecuador has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of taking bribes. Lenín Moreno insisted he had not taken money from a Chinese firm which secured a contract to build a hydroelectric plant in the Latin American nation. The 73-year-old will serve his sentence under house arrest
A brother of Ecuador’s most famous drug trafficker was murdered on Sunday by gunmen who had disguised themselves as police officers. Police said David Macias, 35, was a regional leader of Los Choneros, the powerful criminal gang that until recently was headed by his brother, Adolfo. Adolfo Macías, also known by the alias “Fito,” is