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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 ...
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Ecuador drug lord Fito captured in luxury mansion with underground bunker
Adolfo Macias Villamar, known across Latin America by the alias "Fito", was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday, ...
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 ...
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 Captures Gang Leader Whose Prison Escape Set Off Violence
José Adolfo Macías, known as “Fito,” will be extradited to the U.S., where he is wanted on accusations of trafficking drugs ...
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 ...
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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.” ...
Ecuador’s most wanted Narco found cowering under kitchen counter
A criminal who escaped from prison in late 2023 was found in an underground bunker only accessible through a kitchen counter.