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Armored vehicles enter the Deprivation of Liberty Center of the Zone 8 in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023.

Video. Ecuador: Gang leader moved to maximum-security prison after killing

Updated: 13/08/2023 - 15:23 GMT+2

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.

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