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Ecuador is experiencing a prison crisis in some of its states after reports of an escape ‘Fito’, the leader of a drug trafficking cartelLos Choneros’ And one of the country’s most feared criminals who was in jail for 12 years.
The Littoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, Turi and El Inca in Cuenca are some of the prisons that have riots in their facilities. President Daniel Noboa, It established a state of exception against the wave of violence the country was experiencing.
What Happened to ‘Fito’ in Guayaquil Penitentiary?
The criminal ‘Fito’ escaped Littoral Penitentiary without the knowledge of the police officers Until the night of January 7. Upon learning of his escape, Ecuador’s prosecutor’s office launched a criminal investigation to find his whereabouts.
“Today the police, together with the armed forces, realized the absence of one of the inmates prevailing in this social rehabilitation center,” reported Cesar Zapata, police commander.
Communications SecretaryRoberto Izurita, was reported by Teleamazonas EcuadorThe prisoner escaped hours before the operation was to be carried out in ‘Fito’ Littoral Penitentiary.
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