Ecuador former Vice President Glas arrested, government says

Ecuadorean police officers stand outside the Mexican embassy where they forcibly removed the former Ecuador Vice President Jorge Glas in Quito, Ecuador April 5, 2024. REUTERS/Karen Toro

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean former Vice President Jorge Glas, who been living in the Mexican embassy in Quito since December, has been arrested, Ecuador's president's office said on Friday.

(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by William Mallard)