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Coverage dated January 8, 2024

Gang leader's prison break puts restive Ecuador on high alert

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Ecuador president: "The time is over when drug trafficking convicts, hitmen, and organized crime dictate to the government what to do."

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  1. WMUR

    Gang leader's prison break puts restive Ecuador on high alert (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Ecuador president: "The time is over when drug trafficking convicts, hitmen, and organized crime dictate to the government what to do."

  2. France 24

    Ecuador declares state of emergency after narco boss escapes prison (opens France 24)

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    Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa on Monday declared a country-wide state of emergency, including the prison system, after an "extremely dangerous" narco boss escaped from his maximum security cell and…

  3. The Guardian

    Ecuador gangs unleash wave of terror after state of emergency declared (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    President Daniel Noboa imposed two-month emergency following escape from prison of country’s most dangerous gang leader

  4. NPR

    Ecuador in state of emergency after notorious gang leader escapes prison (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Ecuador's President declares a state of emergency as a massive search is underway to find one of the country's most notorious drug lords, who recently escaped from prison.

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