2026-08-5 d431bd9d0c1c656c98ce6667fd2c536381486c97 10 Civil Guard 14 /wiki/civil%20guard%20(spain) Dubai 239 /wiki/dubai Ecuador 37 /wiki/ecuador National Police 71 /wiki/national%20police%20of%20ecuador Spanish 2 /wiki/spain War on drugs 1 /wiki/war%20on%20drugs cocaine 116 /wiki/cocaine drug trafficking 172 /wiki/drug%20trafficking Civil Guard Dubai Ecuador National Police Spanish War on drugs cocaine drug trafficking War on drugs 2026-07-2 83e83fbd6b528fc2a4836ce4e6d24b9f97c34fc0 /feed/2026/07/2/the-national-court-charges-the-director-general-of-the-civil-guard-mercedes-gonzalez-fernandez-and-her-deputy-with-the-o The National Court charges the Director General of the Civil Guard Mercedes González Fernández and her deputy with the offences of abuse of office and obstruction of justice in connection with the ruling PSOE's alleged operation against judges and prosecutors investigating cases of corruption involving party members. 1783028880 2026-07-2 77518b71225c7922f3c0ce38b7b24e69c603d5d1 28 Civil Guard Spanish 2 /feed/2026/07/2/spain-s-national-court-charges-the-civil-guard-s-director-general-mercedes-gonzalez-fernandez-and-her-deputy-with-the-of Spain's National Court charges the Civil Guard's director-general Mercedes González Fernández and her deputy with the offences of abuse of office and obstruction of justice in connection with the ruling PSOE's alleged operation against judges and prosecutors investigating cases of corruption involving party members. 2026-06-3 f79a9a88eb70e2b2a344f5806a1b1a71f60d6cda 37 Ecuador National Police 2 /feed/2026/06/3/ecuadorian-police-discover-the-bodies-of-eight-individuals-missing-since-sunday-in-plastic-bags-near-babahoyo-los-rios Ecuadorian police discover the bodies of eight individuals missing since Sunday in plastic bags near Babahoyo, Los Ríos Province. 2026-05-1 aca38ae117bb9955bdfcb3c4d64bf96d84e6527f 38 Civil Guard Spanish cocaine 3 /feed/2026/05/1/spain-s-civil-guard-seizes-between-30000-to-45000kg-of-cocaine-on-a-cargo-ship-off-the-canary-islands-in-what-is-the-c Spain's Civil Guard seizes between 30,000 to 45,000kg of cocaine on a cargo ship off the Canary Islands in what is the country's largest ever seizure of the illegal drug. Twenty people on board the vessel are arrested. 2026-03-17 0b0875db1e605d0d66c3ce71b209363d0239d46f /feed/2026/03/17/the-ecuadorian-government-deploys-75000-soldiers-and-police-officers-to-several-provinces-to-enforce-a-nightly-curfew The Ecuadorian government deploys 75,000 soldiers and police officers to several provinces to enforce a nightly curfew. Officials say 253 people have already been detained for breaking curfew, which lasts from 11 pm to 5 am local time. 1773775678 2026-03-17 99c0ab171b0ee1410520711087221bfdc6abc12f 15 Ecuador National Police War on drugs 3 /feed/2026/03/17/the-ecuadorian-government-deploys-75000-soldiers-and-police-officers-to-four-provinces-to-enforce-a-nightly-curfew-off The Ecuadorian government deploys 75,000 soldiers and police officers to four provinces to enforce a nightly curfew. Officials say 253 people have already been detained for breaking curfew, which lasts from 11 pm to 5 am local time. 2026-01-26 dcf1d28031ebc7abff89a33dab38649d79c0ac13 20 War on drugs cocaine 2 /feed/2026/01/26/spanish-police-dismantle-an-international-maritime-cocaine-smuggling-ring-that-uses-offshore-vessels-and-high-speed-craf Spanish police dismantle an international maritime cocaine smuggling ring that uses offshore vessels and high-speed crafts to deliver drugs to Europe, seizing 10 tonnes of cocaine, confiscating dozens of vessels and vehicles, and arresting 105 suspects after a year-long multinational investigation. 2026-01-22 25ff8e428ce29294d74af8363a414aae83c3233a 16 Ecuador War on drugs 2 /feed/2026/01/22/colombia-suspends-electricity-exports-to-ecuador-and-announces-a-30-tariff-on-selected-ecuadorian-goods-to-reciprocate Colombia suspends electricity exports to Ecuador and announces a 30% tariff on selected Ecuadorian goods to reciprocate Ecuador's imposition of the same surcharge on Colombian imports effective February 1, which Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa attributed to a trade deficit and a lack of cooperation ‌on combating drug trafficking. 2026-01-12 e215d5996a96665a640ec1bbd209ec1498f13c89 13 War on drugs cocaine 2 /feed/2026/01/12/swedish-police-seize-three-tonnes-of-cocaine-found-in-a-shipping-container-from-south-america-at-the-port-of-helsingborg Swedish police seize three tonnes of cocaine found in a shipping container from South America at the Port of Helsingborg, making it the country's single-largest seizure of the illegal drug. 2026-01-12 01a3828ab575dff2d64ab943f0d322a2da966449 14 Spanish War on drugs 2 /feed/2026/01/12/spanish-police-in-coordination-with-the-uk-national-crime-agency-and-the-us-dea-seize-10-tonnes-of-cocaine-hidden-amon Spanish police, in coordination with the UK National Crime Agency and the US DEA, seize 10 tonnes of cocaine hidden among a cargo of salt on a cargo ship off the Canary Islands. It is the country's largest ever seizure of drugs at sea. Thirteen people on board the vessel are arrested. 2025-10-12 d81f78a8078edb7e9f47f6edfa457260be31d955 14 Ecuador National Police 2 /feed/2025/10/12/police-clash-with-protestors-in-quito-ecuador-amid-ongoing-demonstrations-against-president-daniel-noboa-over-an-incre Police clash with protestors in Quito, Ecuador, amid ongoing demonstrations against President Daniel Noboa over an increase in fuel price. Noboa has refused to negotiate with the Indigenous federation, which leads part of the protests against his government. 2025-09-15 8340765b0f8f47173196298f751cace4e42a6e24 /feed/2025/09/15/the-united-states-adds-colombia-to-its-list-of-countries-failing-to-meet-international-counternarcotics-obligations-for The United States adds Colombia to its list of countries failing to meet international counternarcotics obligations for the first time since 1997, citing increased cocaine production. 1758118444 2025-09-15 f1619570b024054758663417f18895047cd953e6 /feed/2025/09/15/the-trump-administration-adds-colombia-to-its-list-of-countries-failing-to-meet-international-counternarcotics-obligatio The Trump administration adds Colombia to its list of countries failing to meet international counternarcotics obligations for the first time since 1997, citing increased cocaine production. 1757996011 2025-09-15 c7c185b8c9db74adb34ecd4a28b327b9c115f6d7 15 War on drugs cocaine 2 /feed/2025/09/15/the-united-states-adds-colombia-to-its-list-of-countries-failing-to-meet-international-counter-narcotics-obligations-for The United States adds Colombia to its list of countries failing to meet international counter-narcotics obligations for the first time since 1997, citing increased cocaine production. /feed/2026/08/5/the-spanish-civil-guard-and-the-ecuadorian-national-police-announce-they-have-arrested-44-people-and-confiscated-21-tons AP 5 11d0da48f65db415b4cef4208af1bb14255968e4 8 https://apnews.com/article/drugs-spain-ecuador-cocaine-6a8f4fd0e6ff23f5be9224933e092662 2026 The Spanish Civil Guard and the Ecuadorian National Police announce they have arrested 44 people and confiscated 21 tons of cocaine as part of a multiyear investigation on a drug trafficking ring financed by investors in Dubai.