Ever since Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, the mystery of his whereabouts has been the buzz of the nation.

Why was Fito so feared in Ecuador? Ecuador's most wanted man, José Adolfo "Fito" Macías, is the boss of the brutal Los Choneros gang. In 2011, the criminal gang leader was found guilty of drug ...

José Adolfo Macías, who led a gang called "Los Choneros" in Ecuador, was captured in the Ecuadorian city of Manta, his hometown, officials said.

Ecuador’s president announced Wednesday that the country’s most-wanted fugitive, Los Choneros gang leader “Fito”, had been recaptured over a year after his escape from prison triggered a ...

A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel ...

Ecuadorian authorities announced the capture of the leader of the notorious Los Choneros drug gang after 18 months on the run following a prison break that unleashed ...

A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel ...

Notorious gang leader recaptured more than a year after prison escape Fugitive drug trafficker José Adolfo Macías, also known as Fito, is wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States ...

Ecuador captures ‘Fito’, country’s most wanted fugitive gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias, alias ‘Fito’, is due to be extradited to the US on drug trafficking and weapons smuggling charges.

Ecuadorean security officials on Wednesday captured the gang leader known as “Fito,” whose escape in 2024 set off violence across the country. President Daniel Noboa of Ecuador announced the ...

Police in Ecuador have recaptured the country's most wanted fugitive, drug lord Adolfo Macías Villamar. Macías, also known by the alias "Fito", is the leader of Los Choneros, a powerful criminal ...

Ecuador, for its part, has already initiated the extradition process. Now, with his recapture, the government seeks to show that the state still has clout, especially after the recent escape of ...