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

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 ...

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 fugitive has been recaptured - more than a year after he escaped from a maximum-security prison. Jose Adolfo Macias, also known as "Fito", led a gang called Los Choneros and ...

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 ...

Escorted by soldiers and police officers, Adolfo "Fito" Macias, the leader of the Choneros gang, arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, after getting detained, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

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

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 ...