Jose Adolfo Macías, better known as “Fito,” agreed Friday to be extradited from Ecuador to the US, where he is wanted by the ...

Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito," was captured in June after escaping from a maximum security prison last year in a jailbreak that ...

QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias, known as "Fito," on Friday accepted a court's request to be ...

A trend of Ecuadorian criminal leaders turning up in neighboring Colombia underscores the country's role as both a refuge and ...

Notorious gang leader has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face cocaine and weapons smuggling charges.

President Noboa was elected to fight spiraling gang violence, but serious abuses are being reported under his crackdown.

Ecuadorian gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias, known as "Fito," has agreed to extradition to the U.S. to face drug and gun ...

José Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” who led a gang called “Los Choneros” in Ecuador and has been indicted in New York City on charges he imported thousands of pounds of cocaine into the ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ever since Ecuador's most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, authorities have been searching the world, offering a $1 million reward for ...

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.

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