The Ecuadorian police and army have detained more than 1,750 people from January 9-16, including 158 suspected of terrorism, amid a wave of gang violence that swept the South American country last week, the office of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said Tuesday.
Fabricio Colon Pico, the leader of Ecuador s second-largest criminal gang, Los Lobos, has escaped from prison as a result of riots, the country s National Service for Comprehensive Assistance to Adult Persons Deprived of Liberty and Teenage Offenders of Ecuador (SNAI) said Tuesday.
A criminal gang in Ecuador has asked the government to agree to a peace deal and Israel will offer technical assistance for the country to take back control of its prison system, President Daniel Noboa said on Wednesday. Ecuador is facing rising violence, including in prisons, attributed to drug-trafficking gangs amid deep financial troubles and high migration figures. Prison violence is common in the country and has killed hundreds in recent years.
The Komatipoort Business Chamber has appealed to President Cyril Ramaphosa to help “improve the traffic management” situation at the troubled Lebombo border after a protest by frustrated residents.