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Another leader of a criminal group known as 'The Savage' has been released from prison in Ecuador as the country descends further into civil war between the military and warring gangs.
Fabricio Colon Pico escaped along with 37 other inmates from Riobamba prison in central Ecuador earlier this week after armed bandits entered the prison and took guards and staff members hostage.
'The Savage' was arrested last Thursday after being accused of plotting to kill Ecuador's Attorney General, Diana Salazar, and is now back on the streets after being released from prison. Pico is one of the main leaders of Ecuador's Los Lobos gang, linked to Albanian mobsters who help their South American counterparts export drugs to West and North Africa, and then to Europe, the Daily Mail reports.
As with other cartels, Los Lobos run drug-trafficking operations, deriving much of their income by moving drugs purchased from Mexican cartels from groups in Colombia, then exporting the product from various ports in the coast line of Ecuador.
But the group also controls much of Ecuador's illegal mining sector, adding to their already vast wealth. Savage's release from prison comes just days after Jose Adolfo Macias, known as 'Fito', the leader of Ecuador's largest gang Los Choneros, escaped from prison on Sunday.
Since Monday, drug cartels have waged a bloody campaign of kidnappings and attacks in response to a government crackdown on organized crime, prompting Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa to declare the country in a "state of war."
"Surrender to evil: never!" said 36-year-old Noboa, in office since November, in a televised video message on Thursday. "Fight without tiring: always!" Ecuador's armed forces are now embroiled in a brutal crackdown on gangs, deploying more than 22,400 soldiers to quell a gang-led terror campaign that has already claimed more than a dozen lives and tortured prison staff.
The gangs have also instigated multiple riots in prisons, set off explosions and burnt cars in public places following their declaration of 'war'.
Albanian 'kapos' and their offspring tightly control every link in the trade chain from Ecuador to the final destination, the £2 billion cocaine market in almost all of Britain's major cities and suburbs.
Albanians began arriving in Ecuador a decade ago, not long after then President Correa decided that foreigners could stay for six months without a visa. In fact, he was opening the doors to Albanian traffickers, for whom it was too good an opportunity to refuse.
For many, daily life in many cities, including Esmeraldas and Guayaquil, has become unbearable with defense missiles pushing many shops and companies out of business.
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