Deadly Prison Riot in Ecuador's Machala Leaves 14 Dead, 14 Injured

[Starmix]

According to the report, a deadly prison riot erupted in Machala, Ecuador, as rival gangs Los Lobos and Los Choneros turned cells into a battlefield. Gunfire, explosions, and smoke filled the corridors while officers rushed in, facing ambushes and hostages. One guard was killed, and inmates blasted a hole in the wall to escape. For 40 tense minutes, chaos reigned inside the overcrowded facility, leaving fourteen dead and fourteen injured. Ecuador’s prisons are plagued by gang violence, overcrowding, and cocaine trafficking, with homicides up 47 per cent this year. The U.S. has designated these gangs as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, highlighting the growing organised crime threat.

If there is a death sentence, they had better be executed; these prisoners deserve to die. They are notorious criminals and drug addicts who wreck humanity.