Ecuador plans more mega-prisons for gang members

Ecuadorian Interior Minister John Reimberg told that the country was planning to build more mega-prisons to combat a surge in drug trafficking as part of President Daniel Noboa's anti-gang policies.

The first facility, which opened in November has capacity for 800 suspected gang members. He said that the government was planning to start construction on a second prison for about 15,000 people in May and authorities were keeping the location of the second facility confidential for security purposes.