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José Adolfo Macías, known more widely as 'Fito', is the leader of the feared Los Choneros - which until recent years was safely Ecuador's largest and most feared gang.
Cops in Ecuador are looking for Verónica Briones Zambrano, the girlfriend of a gang leader José Adolfo 'Fito' Macías Villamar who spent almost a week sleeping in his jail cell.
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A battle between gangs in a prison killed at least 116 people and injured 80 in what authorities are calling the worst penitentiary massacre in Ecuador's history. At least five dead were reported beheaded, officials said Wednesday.
The Director of Ecuador's prison agency SNAI, Bolivar Garzon, said on Friday that up to 2,000 inmates, including elderly people, women and those with disabilities and terminal illnesses, would be prioritized on the pardon list for release and foreign nationals will be deported.
A battle between gangs in a prison in Ecuador killed at least 116 people and injured 80 in what authorities are calling the worst penitentiary massacre in the country’s history