Security forces in Ecuador have launched an operation in a major prison complex in the port city of Guayaquil.
Soldiers and police officers have entered the facility and say they have restored order following a week of rioting in jails across the country.
Ecuador’s President, Daniel Noboa, has said his government is at war with gangs and organised crime.
Earlier this month, gang leader Adolfo MacÃas Villamar, known as “Fito”, escaped from the same complex.
Images show hundreds of troops storming the main prison in Guayaquil, as President Daniel Noboa’s crackdown on gangs shows little sign of slowing down.
The troops appear to have taken back control of the penitentiary which is considered the base of operations for the drug gangs in Guayaquil.
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