José Adolfo Macías, who led a gang called "Los Choneros" in Ecuador, was captured in the Ecuadorian city of Manta, his ...

Police in Ecuador have recaptured the country's most wanted fugitive, drug lord Adolfo Macías Villamar. Macías, also ...

A year and a half after his prison escape, José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar was found hiding in a secret basement in the ...

By bnl editorial staff Ecuadorean authorities have recaptured the country's most-wanted fugitive, drug lord José Adolfo ...

President Daniel Noboa announces the end of a 17-month manhunt that exposed the vulnerability of the country’s security and ...

Jose Adolfo Macias, alias ‘Fito’, is due to be extradited to the US on drug trafficking and weapons smuggling charges.

His recapture is being hailed as a major security win for President Daniel Noboa’s administration as it struggles to contain ...

Ecuadorian authorities announced the capture of the leader of the notorious Los Choneros drug gang after 18 months on the run ...

Drug lord Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, alias “Fito,” was Ecuador’s most-wanted fugitive before his arrest on Wednesday, more ...

Notorious drug lord, whose 2024 escape triggered widespread violence, was apprehended after a months-long manhunt.

Ecuadorean authorities confirmed Wednesday that José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito,” leader of the “Los Choneros” drug ...

Ecuador ‘s most wanted fugitive, a gang leader and drug-lord known as Fito, was captured after hiding out in a bunker underneath a house.