Ecuador declares state of emergency after drug lord's prison escape
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Ecuador has declared a state of emergency after an "extremely dangerous" druglord, Jose Adolfo Macias, aka "Fito," escaped from a maximum-security prison. President Daniel Noboa has declared a 60-day mobilization of soldiers across the country's streets and prisons. A nightly curfew has also been implemented as authorities intensify efforts to apprehend Fito, the leader of the Los Choneros gang. This move aims to give the armed forces the necessary support to fight "narcoterrorists."