Ecuador says 178 prison guards, staff held hostage by gangs
The small South American country has been plunged into crisis after years of growing control by transnational cartels that use its ports to ship cocaine to the United States and Europe.
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View of an empty street with its shops closed in downtown Guayaquil, Ecuador on January 11, 2024. (AFP)
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Quito, Ecuador | AFP
Gangsters were holding 178 prison guards and staff hostage, officials in Ecuador said on Thursday, as a standoff between security forces and organized