According to police, the confrontation, which erupted in the early hours in a facility near the Peruvian border, saw inmates from the Los Choneros and Los Lobos gangs engage in a 40-minute firefight, using bombs and grenades. Fourteen others were injured, and an unspecified number of prisoners escaped. Thirteen fugitives have since been recaptured. A […]
Authorities said the 31-year-old, nicknamed “Speedy” Gonzalez, was shot in an attack inside a house in the coastal province of Esmeraldas, border of Colombia which is plagued by rival drug gangs. Police did not specify a motive for the crime. A second victim, who was not identified, died while being rushed to the hospital. Ecuador […]