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Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader lived ‘like a king’ while locked up

Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader lived ‘like a king’ while locked up

With its four-piece bathroom suite, queen-size bed and mini fridge, the untidy prison cell of the notorious leader of the Los Choneros gang could have been in a hotel instead of one of Ecuador's largest prison complexes. This is "better than at home… [he] lives like a king," a soldier exclaims in the second of several videos showing Macías' room and personal grassy courtyard, filled with half a dozen of his pet fighting roosters. The videos, shared with CNN, were taken in La Regional prison and filmed by members of the military last year. In another video shot inside Macías' prison cell, a colourful mural depicting the gang leader better known as "Fito," warns "silver or lead." The phrase, popularized by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, offers the grim choice of taki...
Ecuadorean prosecutor investigating TV station attack has been assassinated, attorney-general says

Ecuadorean prosecutor investigating TV station attack has been assassinated, attorney-general says

An Ecuadorean prosecutor, who was reportedly leading an investigation into an attack on a local TV network, was assassinated on Wednesday in Guayaquil, according to Ecuador's Attorney-General Diana Salazar. Cesar Suarez was killed in the northern part of the city, known for being one of the most violent cities in the country. He was a prosecutor for the Guayas province and he focused on organised transnational crime, Salazar said in a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. According to CNN affiliate Ecuavisa, Suarez was leading the investigation into the storming of local network TC Television by armed men while it was broadcasting live on January 9. "I am going to be emphatic, the organised criminal groups, criminals, terrorists will not stop our commitmen...
Armed men break into a live TV studio in Ecuador as the country is rocked by a series of attacks

Armed men break into a live TV studio in Ecuador as the country is rocked by a series of attacks

It comes as the country reels from a series of attacks after the government imposed a state of emergency following the apparent escape of powerful gang leader Adolfo Macías from prison. During the TV broadcast when the studio was stormed, noises similar to gunshots could be heard in the background. The channel broadcast live for at least 15 minutes before the signal was cut off. Adolfo 'Fito' Macías in police custody in Ecuador earlier last year. His escape from prison on Sunday sparked attacks across the country. (Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Ecuador) While the transmission was on, the men could be seen on camera while some employees laid down on the floor and someone was heard yelling "Don't shoot!" Ecuador police said on X, formerly Twitter, that some unit...
Security in Ecuador has come undone as drug cartels exploit the banana industry to ship cocaine

Security in Ecuador has come undone as drug cartels exploit the banana industry to ship cocaine

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Men walk through a lush plantation between Ecuador ’s balmy Pacific coast and its majestic Andes, lopping hundreds of bunches of green bananas from groaning plants twice their height. Workers haul the bunches to an assembly line, where the bananas are washed, weighed and plastered with stickers for European buyers. Owner Franklin Torres is monitoring all activity on a recent morning to make sure the fruit meets international beauty standards — and ever more important, is packed for shipment free of cocaine. Torres is hypervigilant because Ecuador is increasingly at the confluence of two global trades: bananas and cocaine. The South American country is the world’s largest exporter of bananas, shipping about 6.5 million metric tons (7.2 tons) a year by sea....
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