The son of prominent Kaunas medics, Andrei Toker, while hiding in Ecuador, led an international drug mafia and organized drug production until he was arrested and extradited to Lithuania in 2024, where he received an 18-year prison sentence for distributing and smuggling a very large quantity of drugs. (translated)
During the helicopter crash in Kenya, all seven tourists, including five Americans and two Ecuadorians, died, among them a senior official and his wife, when the helicopter crashed while trying to land on Mount Ololokwe. (translated)
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On August 10, Colombia was shaken by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that destroyed dozens of buildings and claimed at least 20 lives, while the epicenter was located in San José del Palmar, Chocó department, about 400 kilometers west of Bogotá. (translated)
After a powerful 6.6–7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia, with the epicenter located at a depth of 100 km, panic erupted in Latin America, with reports of injuries and significant damage to buildings, while tremors were felt even in Ecuador and Panama. (translated)
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck Colombia on Monday, and the tremor was felt in neighboring countries like Venezuela and Ecuador, with numerous reactions and reports of injuries and building damage, especially in the Chocó region. (translated)
In Ecuador, eight dismembered bodies were found in an illegal mine in the Azuay province, where a state of emergency was declared due to increasing armed violence. The bodies were buried deep, with bound hands and decapitated, linking them to the activities of the Los Lobos gang and the rise in cocaine trafficking. (translated)
In the course of operation Mondragón, more than 21 tons of drugs and one million euros were seized after the dismantling of an international criminal network that operated cocaine smuggling through ports in Spain and Ecuador, with eight individuals arrested in several Spanish provinces. (translated)
Ecuador is facing catastrophic violence and conflicts among drug gangs, with police captain Jean Carlos Bustamante emphasizing the problem of corruption within their own ranks, while the situation is further worsened by poor border control and the increasing production of cocaine in neighboring countries. (translated)
Slovenac Tadej Pogačar gotovo je osigurao svoj rekordni peti naslov na Tour de Franceu, dok je Ekvadorac Richard Carapaz osvojio kraljevsku 20. etapu voženu od Bourg d'Oisansa do Alpe d'Hueza. #biciklizam #TourDeFrance #TadejPogačar
Ekvadorac Richard Carapaz osvojio je 18. etapu Tour de Francea, napravivši značajan skok na deseto mjesto ukupnog poretka, dok vodeći Tadej Pogačar zadržava prednost od 21 minute unatoč gubitku jednog od pomoćnika. #TourdeFrance #RichardCarapaz #biciklizam
Talijanska financijska policija zaplijenila je 770 kilograma kokaina vrijedan 250 milijuna eura skrivenog u kontejneru s bananama iz Ekvadora, pri čemu su na paketima pronađeni simboli srpske zastave, u jednoj od najvećih droga zapljena u luci Vado Ligure u posljednjim godinama. #kokain #krijumčarenje #Italija
Amerikanac Justin Alvo napustio je svoj život u SAD-u i preselio se u ekvadorsku Amazonu sa suprugom Marijom, pripadnicom plemena Shuar, gdje je naučio da su predrasude o plemenu kao primitivnom pogrešne, ističući njihovo duboko znanje o prirodi i sposobnosti za preživljavanje. #Ekvador #pleme #Shuar
Ubojstvo Davida Macíasa, brata najozloglašenijeg ekvadorskog narkobosa Adolfa Macíasa, predstavljaju novi udarac za kriminalnu grupu Los Choneros, a napadači su se prerušili u policajce prilikom njegove likvidacije u elitnoj četvrti Olóna. #LosChoneros #Ekvador #narkotrafikant
David Macías, brat najpoznatijeg ekvadorskog narkobosa Adolfa Macíasa, ubijen je od strane naoružanih osoba prerušених u policajce u luksuznom dijelu grada Olóna, što predstavlja novi težak udarac za njegovu kriminalnu organizaciju Los Choneros. #Ekvador #LosChoneros #DavidMacías
Kopš Krievijas atkārtotā iebrukuma Ukrainā, saskaņā ar BBC aprēķiniem, vismaz 3589 ārzemnieki, tostarp no Ekvadoras, ASV un Šrilankas, ir krituši, cīnoties Krievijas pusē, un patiesais kritušo skaits varētu būt daudz lielāks. #KrievijasKarš #Ukraina #ĀrvalstuPilsoņi
Ukrainā, karojot Krievijas pusē, krituši vairāki tūkstoši ārzemnieku, tostarp no Ekvadoras, ASV un Šrilankas, bet kopējais kritušo ārvalstu pilsoņu skaits varētu būt lielāks par oficiāli apkopotajiem 1285, kā to atklājusi BBC un Mediazona, balstoties uz publiski pieejamiem avotiem. #Ukraina #KrievijasKarš #ĀrvalstuPilsoņi
Lenkijos kovos su korupcija aktyvistės Monikos Silvos Koniuszek mirtis Ekvadore greičiausiai buvo tyčinė, teigia pareigūnai, nors vietos žiniasklaida pirmiau pranešė apie savižudybę, o aktyvistės veikla susijusi su korupcijos atskleidimu ir grasinimais mirtimi. #Lenkija #Ekvadoras #korupcija
Pasaules kausa futbolā svinības Meksikā pārvērtās traģēdijā, kad pūlī tika saspiesti divi fani, bojā gājuši 19 gadus veca sieviete un 44 gadus vecs vīrietis, pēc Meksikas izlases uzvaras pār Ekvadoru. #Futbols #Meksika #PasaulesKauss
Nakon pobjede Meksika nad Ekvadorom na Svjetskom prvenstvu, proslave su na ulicama Mexico Cityja završile tragedijom u kojoj su četiri osobe poginule, a tisuće su ozlijeđene, potaknuvši poziv gradonačelnice da se navijači raduju odgovorno. #SvjetskoPrvenstvo #Meksiko #Ekvador
