Ecuador's President Declares War on Drug Gangs
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Noboa also announced drastic measures such as a curfew in the country and a crackdown on judiciary officials.
"We will consider judges and prosecutors who support identified leaders of these terrorist groups as part of the terrorist groups as well," he said during the radio interview.
Noboa also said the country would begin to deport foreign prisoners, especially Colombians, to reduce the prison population, noting that prisoners from Colombia, Peru and Venezuela represent 90% of the foreigners incarcerated in the country.
According to the president, up to 1,500 Colombian prisoners will be deported this week.
The wave of violence in the country follows the escape of Jose Adolfo Macias, alias "El Fito," the leader of "Los Choneros," a violent organization responsible for drug trafficking in the country and the alleged armed branch of the Sinaloa Cartel, a Mexican criminal syndicate.
Last Sunday, Macias escaped from his cell in Guayaquil's Litoral prison along with other high-profile inmates. He was serving a 34-year sentence since 2011 after being convicted of drug trafficking, murder and organized crime.
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