Ecuador president says country will begin to deport foreign prisoners

Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa said on Wednesday his country will begin to deport foreign prisoners, especially Colombians, to reduce prison populations and spending, amid a spike in violence in the South American country.

There are some 1,500 Colombians in jail in Ecuador, Noboa said, and prisoners from Colombia, Peru and Venezuela account for 90% of the foreigners imprisoned in his country.