US Treasury Sanctions Ecuador's Notorious Los Choneros Gang, Leader | HNGN
The US Treasury has imposed penalties on the Los Choneros gang and its leader amid the rising violence in Ecuador.
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The US Treasury has imposed penalties on the Los Choneros gang and its leader amid the rising violence in Ecuador.
José 'Fito' Macías, who heads Los Choneros, a gang in Ecuador, is said to have escaped from his prison guards during a doctor's visit on Christmas Day, former Minister of the Interior José Serrano said.
The Ecuadorian government released 50 guards and seven police officers who had been held hostage for more than a day.
The Ecuadorian government released 50 guards and seven police officers who had been held hostage for more than a day.
QUITO: Only a few years ago, Ecuador was an island of peace wedged between Colombia and Peru, the world's largest cocaine producers.