Ecuador’s most wanted man and leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, was captured on Wednesday, according to ...

The Ecuadorean president said José Adolfo Macías, known as “Fito” and leader of the infamous Los Choneros criminal ...

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

Ecuador's president announced Wednesday that the country's most-wanted fugitive, Los Choneros gang leader "Fito," had been ...

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’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 ...

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 wave of ...

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.

Escorted by soldiers and policemen, Adolfo "Fito" Macias, the leader of the Choneros gang, arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, after he was detained by police, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Credit: AP ...