Ecuador's Army Chief Designates Criminal Groups Operating in Country as 'Military Target'

MEXICO CITY, (Sputnik) - The unrest came as authorities raided prisons in search of weapons and in an effort to disperse gang members to different facilities. During Sunday's search of the Guayaquil prison, law enforcement officials failed to find the leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar.