News

José Adolfo Macías, drug trafficker wanted in U.S., recaptured in Ecuador more than a year after escape
José Adolfo Macías, who led a gang called "Los Choneros" in Ecuador, was captured in the Ecuadorian city of Manta, his ...
How authorities found a drug kingpin’s luxurious hideout in Ecuador
Ecuadoran forces have revealed how they captured the country’s most-wanted man, drug lord Adolfo “Fito” Macías, more than a ...
EL PAÍS English3d
Ecuador arrests its most wanted criminal, the drug lord known as ‘Fito’
President Daniel Noboa announces the end of a 17-month manhunt that exposed the vulnerability of the country’s security and ...
Watch as fugitive drug lord Fito ‘The Lion’ is found in trapdoor lair after daughter, 3, accidentally revealed hideout
WATCH the moment Ecuador’s most-wanted fugitive, a drug lord dubbed “The Lion”, is recaptured by police beneath a trap door.
How a fugitive drug lord wanted by the U.S. was captured in his bunker
A year and a half after his prison escape, José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar was found hiding in a secret basement in the ...
Ecuador's most wanted drug lord recaptured after 18 months on the run
Ecuadorian authorities announced the capture of the leader of the notorious Los Choneros drug gang after 18 months on the run ...
Ecuador's most wanted drug lord captured in 'underground bunker'
Police in Ecuador have recaptured the country's most wanted fugitive, drug lord Adolfo Macías Villamar. Macías, also known by ...
Taipei Times3d
Drug lord ‘Fito’ arrested a year after he escaped
Drug lord Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, alias “Fito,” was Ecuador’s most-wanted fugitive before his arrest on Wednesday, more ...
Ecuador recaptures most-wanted gang leader ‘Fito’ in army operation
Notorious drug lord, whose 2024 escape triggered widespread violence, was apprehended after a months-long manhunt.
MercoPress3d
“Most wanted” Ecuadorean gangster alias Fito captured
Ecuadorean authorities confirmed Wednesday that José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito,” leader of the “Los Choneros” drug ...
Ecuador’s most wanted drug lord found in tunnel under girlfriend’s home
Ecuador’s most notorious drug kingpin has been found hiding in his girlfriend’s basement after a 17-month manhunt. José ...
BBC4d
Ecuador's most wanted drug lord 'Fito' captured in 'underground bunker' - BBC
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 ...