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Drug kingpin ‘Fito,’ Ecuador’s most wanted man, has been captured, says Ecuador’s president
Ecuador’s most wanted man and leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, was captured on Wednesday, according to ...
Ecuador Recaptures Gang Leader “Fito” After Prison Escape Last Year
The Ecuadorean president said José Adolfo Macías, known as “Fito” and leader of the infamous Los Choneros criminal ...
Ecuador reveals how notorious gang leader 'Fito' hid in his hometown for 18 months after jailbreak
Ever since Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, the mystery of his whereabouts ...
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The Fall of Fito: What It Means — and Doesn’t — for Ecuador’s Underworld
Ecuadorian security forces captured the country’s most notorious criminal leader in a key—but mostly symbolic—win in its “war on gangs.” ...
The Washington Post4d
Drug lord ‘Fito,’ Los Choneros leader, captured underground in Ecuador - The Washington Post
QUITO, Ecuador — Authorities in Ecuador have detained the country’s most notorious drug trafficker, José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar, more than a year after he escaped from the maximum ...
Ecuador reveals how notorious gang leader 'Fito' hid for 18 months after jailbreak
Ever since Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, the mystery of his whereabouts ...
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Drug kingpin ‘Fito,’ Ecuador’s most wanted man, has been captured, says Ecuador’s president | CNN - CNN International
Ecuador’s most wanted man and leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, was captured on Wednesday, according to the country’s President Daniel Noboa. Macias, known as “Fito ...
Victoria Advocate4d
Ecuador's most-wanted gang leader 'Fito' captured
Ecuador's president announced Wednesday that the country's most-wanted fugitive, Los Choneros gang leader "Fito," had been ...
The New York Times4d
Ecuador Captures Gang Leader ‘Fito’ Whose Prison Escape Set Off Violence - The New York Times
José Adolfo Macías, known as “Fito,” will be extradited to the U.S., where he is wanted on accusations of trafficking drugs and smuggling weapons, Ecuador’s president said.