Ione Wells

London, Paulo

Foreign Correspondent at BBC

Foreign Correspondent @BBCNews, South America & US election 🌎 On loan from @BBCPolitics. @TEDTalks speaker. Agent: @GreeneAndHeaton. Write, present, interview.

Articles

Centre-right leader wins re-election in Ecuador

1 week ago | bbc.com | Ione Wells

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa wins re-electionIone WellsSouth America correspondentReutersNoboa told reporters in Santa Elena there was "no doubt as to who the winner" in the run-off vote wasSitting centre-right President Daniel Noboa has won the run-off round of Ecuador's presidential election, meaning he will now serve a full four-year term. Noboa, who described his victory as "historic", has only been in power since November 2023 after winning a snap election.
Como Equador virou principal rota de cocaína no mundo, que está em franca expansão

1 week ago | opovo.com.br | Ione Wells

Os portos equatorianos formam um importante ponto de passagem da cocaína para a Europa. Autoridades locais afirmam que o controle do tráfico só será possível com ações para reduzir o seu consumo. "A máfia albanesa me ligava e dizia: 'Queremos enviar 500 kg de drogas.' Se você não aceitasse, eles o matariam."César (nome fictício) faz parte da Latin Kings, uma gangue criminosa de tráfico de drogas do Equador.
Como Equador virou principal rota de cocaína no mundo, que está em franca expansão

1 week ago | correiobraziliense.com.br | Ione Wells

"A máfia albanesa me ligava e dizia: 'Queremos enviar 500 kg de drogas.' Se você não aceitasse, eles o matariam."César (nome fictício) faz parte da Latin Kings, uma gangue criminosa de tráfico de drogas do Equador. Ele foi recrutado por um policial corrupto ligado ao combate ao narcotráfico para trabalhar para a máfia albanesa, uma das redes de tráfico de cocaína mais ativas da Europa.
Como Equador virou principal rota de cocaína no mundo, que está em franca expansão

1 week ago | terra.com.br | Ione Wells

"A máfia albanesa me ligava e dizia: 'Queremos enviar 500 kg de drogas.' Se você não aceitasse, eles o matariam."César (nome fictício) faz parte da Latin Kings, uma gangue criminosa de tráfico de drogas do Equador. Ele foi recrutado por um policial corrupto ligado ao combate ao narcotráfico para trabalhar para a máfia albanesa, uma das redes de tráfico de cocaína mais ativas da Europa.
Tracking the world's major cocaine route to Europe

2 weeks ago | lucianne.com | Conservative Yankee |Ione Wells

Original ArticlePosted By: ConservativeYankee, 4/9/2025 11:21:52 AM"The Albanian mafia would call me and say: 'We want to send 500kg of drugs.' If you don't accept, they kill you." César (not his real name) is a member of the Latin Kings, a criminal drug gang in Ecuador. He was recruited by a corrupt counternarcotics police officer to work for the Albanian mafia, one of Europe's most prolific cocaine trafficking networks.
Tracking the world’s major cocaine route to Europe

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ione Wells

Tracking the world's major cocaine route to Europe - and why it's growingIone WellsSouth America correspondentReporting fromGuayaquil, EcuadorBBCThe BBC has changed César's name to protect him from gangs"The Albanian mafia would call me and say: 'We want to send 500kg of drugs.' If you don't accept, they kill you."César (not his real name) is a member of the Latin Kings, a criminal drug gang in Ecuador.
Tracking the world's major cocaine route to Europe - and why it's growing

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Ione Wells

Queen of Versailles Star Jackie Siegel’s Sister, 43, Dies 3 Days After Star Lost Her HusbandJackie Siegel’s sister Jessica Mallery has died from an accidental drug overdose days after the Queen of Versailles star announced her husband's death. Mallery died unexpectedly at age 43 after using cocaine laced with fentanyl, Jackie confirmed in an Instagram post shared on the page of her …
Ecuador's Daniel Noboa wants US and Europe to join battle against gangs

1 month ago | bbc.com | Ione Wells

US and European armies should join our war on gangs, Ecuador president tells BBCIone WellsSouth America correspondent, QuitoReutersMost of the world's cocaine is trafficked through Ecuador's portsEcuador's President Daniel Noboa has told the BBC he wants US, European and Brazilian armies to join his "war" against criminal gangs. He added he wants US President Donald Trump to designate Ecuadorean gangs as terrorist groups, as he has done for some Mexican and Venezuelan cartels.
A estrada construída para a COP30 em Belém que vai desmatar a Amazônia

1 month ago | g1.globo.com | Ione Wells

Uma nova rodovia de quatro faixas que corta dezenas de milhares de hectares de floresta amazônica protegida está sendo construída para a COP30 (30ª Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Mudança do Clima), que acontece em Belém do Pará. O objetivo é facilitar o tráfego para a capital paraense, que vai receber mais de 50 mil pessoas — incluindo líderes mundiais — na conferência em novembro.
Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit

1 month ago | treefrogcreative.ca | Ione Wells |Kevin Mason |Robert McKellar |Kelly McCloskey

Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit By Ione Wells BBC News March 12, 2025 Category: Forestry Region: International A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém.