Ecuador declares ‘state of war’ against drug gangs

Ecuador declares ‘state of war’ against drug gangs

A raid in wi kill as police and the military triy to regain control of Ecuador’s streets they need to restore order or at least look like they are two days after gang leader fto Jose Ado Maas leader of Los cheros disappeared from his cell shops remain

Closed and those who can stay home do watching on it’s all hands on deck after president Daniel NOOA declared the country was in a state of internal War following a Spate of seemingly coordinated kidnappings explosions and shootings across the country by criminal gangs we’re practically living in a

State of war against terrorism these are not organized crime groups these are terrorists who are financed by drugs people organs and arms trafficking the threat is cross border Mexican drug cartels battling for control of regional trafficking rots as sponsor Waring local gangs but they have temporarily United and turned their

Attention to the equadorian government after NOOA declared a Crackdown the whole of Ecuador is under a nighttime curfew and will stay that way for two months security forces have ordered to shoot first and ask questions later the armed forces are on operations to control weapons and explosives at the

Same time we’re safeguarding the lives of civilians in the city due to the challenging situation it’s frightening to go out and I’m worried about my family especially since they work on the outskirts of the city but before the authorities can get control of the streets they first must

Get control of the prisons this is where fetos was detained and from where he runs his gang operation in the last few years more than 500 prisoners have died inside these walls 60 of them during a single massacre in 2021 Martha’s son is inside despite the threat of further violence she says the

Government shouldn’t hold back the government should do everything they can to eliminate the gangs so many innocent people elderly children have died they have no mercy why should we show Mercy to them just let them be killed too and this is the place where everything started the original prison

Of w kill more than 10,000 inmates live inside here from there they control drug trafficking kidnapping extortion prisons inor have become really the head qus of criminal organizations today more than 140 people are still kidnapped in prisons around all over the country a few hours drive away in the city of

Quena 49 guards and nine kitchen staff are still held hostage inside the Turin prison authorities have lost all control and inmates roam the grounds and the roof Ecuador like many other countries in Latin America have seen this before the Army in the streets promising to restore normality those trying to get on

With the lives in W kill today only hope it works this time

Soldiers have been out on the streets across Ecuador – after President Daniel Noboa declared a “state of war” against drug gangs.

More than 300 people have been arrested for alleged acts of terrorism, including 13 people accused of storming onto a television set during a live broadcast, taking staff hostage at gunpoint.