ECUADOR-STATE OF EMERGENCY-SECURITY

Members of the Army's Elite Forces patrol the streets of Carapungo, a popular neighbourhood in northern Quito, on January 11, 2024, as Ecuador is in a "state of emergency" since the prison escape of one of the country's most powerful narco bosses. With city streets largely deserted apart from a massive military deployment, Ecuador found itself in a "state of war" Wednesday as drug cartels waged a brutal campaign of kidnappings and attacks in response to a government crackdown. The latest outburst of violence was sparked by the discovery Sunday of the prison escape of one of the country's most powerful narco bosses, Jose Adolfo Macias, known by the alias "Fito." (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)