State of emergency in Ecuador after ‘dangerous’ narco boss escapes prison – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of emergency across the country, including the prison system.This decision comes after a “extremely dangerous” drug lord managed to escape from a highly secure cell, triggering unrest in multiple penitentiaries.”I have just signed a decree for a state of emergency so that the armed forces have all the political and legal support in their actions” against these “narcoterrorists,” Noboa said on his Instagram account.