Organized crime and drug trafficking reacted as they know to the declaration of the state of emergency in Ecuador: a night of terror to scare Ecuadorians and to intimidate their president. Attacks, kidnappings, explosions, shootings and car bombs conspired for hours to ratify the worst omens in a country that no longer resembles what it was.
In the midst of such chaos, and despite the curfew, there was a new leak of national impact: Fabricio Colon Picoone of the leaders of the Los Lobos gang, escaped from the Chimborazo prison after provoke a confrontation with police and correctional officers.
The mafia boss has only been behind bars for a few days, since he was arrested last week accused of kidnapping. Captain Colón, as he is called, was in the crosshairs of the State after Attorney General Diana Salazar denounced that she was preparing an attack against her.
The State has offered a reward to anyone who provides information about his whereabouts. Of what already Details are known about how he planned his escape.: Police forces stormed the prison to quell the riot, but were met with strong resistance, which included explosives and firearms. Around 40 prisoners managed to evade controls and regain freedomalthough a dozen were recaptured in the following hours.
In this way, there are two leaders of organized crime who have fled from different prisons these days. The escape of Adolfo Macías Fitoleader of Los Choneros, a branch of the Sinaloa cartel in Ecuador, caused the current crisis, which has forced President Daniel Noboa to decree a state of exception with the aim of the police and military regaining control not only of the prisons, but also from the country.