“los Choneros” have been the topic of conversation since last Sunday their leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar, better known as Fito, escaped from the Guayaquil maximum security prison in Ecuador.
The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, declared a state of emergency for the entire country starting Monday, January 8, to face the “serious internal commotion” they are experiencing.
“Los Choneros” have been blamed for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who in August 2023 was attacked with a volley of gunshots as he left a political rally.
And according to the expert from the Central University of Ecuador, Fito's assets are close to 17 million dollars and that his case is a reflection of "the infiltration that organized crime has achieved in general at the level of the police and state structure."
#URGENTE | Delincuentes asaltan el canal Tc Televisión mientras las imágenes se transmiten en vivo. @DanielNoboaOk @PoliciaEcuador pic.twitter.com/ycBv9JNGLp
— La Hora Ecuador (@lahoraecuador) January 9, 2024
This aggravated the security crisis in the country, in fact, in recent days images have gone viral showing how the inmates have taken control of the penitentiary centers, threatening guards they took hostage with weapons and even creating disorders by setting vehicles on fire. on the streets.
