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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Leader of Ecuadorian crime gang moved to maximum-security prison days after candidate's killing

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Authorities moved the leader of one of Ecuador’s most powerful gangs into a maximum-security prison Saturday, three days after the assassination of a presidential candidate who had denounced threats from the feared criminal.

President Guillermo Lasso said the relocation of Los Choneros leader Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” was meant “for the safety of citizens and detainees.”

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