Ecuador prison chief killed, second this month: Officials
Maria Daniela Icaza, director of Ecuador's largest prison, was fatally attacked near Guayaquil. This marks the second killing of a prison director within two weeks. Ecuador's prisons are notorious for gang control and violence. The country has experienced a sharp increase in homicides due to transnational cartels using its ports for drug trafficking.
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Maria Daniela Icaza, director of Ecuador's largest prison, was fatally attacked near Guayaquil. This marks the second killing of a prison director within two weeks. Ecuador's prisons are notorious for gang control and violence. The country has experienced a sharp increase in homicides due to transnational cartels using its ports for drug trafficking. 
