Gangs rounded up in Ecuador prison as army sent to tackle jail crimes

Military commanders were seen raiding and rounding up gang members in an Ecuador prison searching for weapons and drugs amid a spate of gang war violence and murders within the compound.

Armed soldiers stormed the Manabi N4 Detention Centre, also known as El Rodeo Prison, in Portoviejo, Manabi, on June 5.

Images from within the prison captured inmates on their knees, with their hands linked behind their neck - naked torsos and tattoos on full display.

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