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

Even infamous drug lords like Pablo Escobar and Ecuador’s ‘Fito’ suffer everyday health issues like gastritis. In fact, their ...

Using a combination of domestic reform, international investment, and security guarantees, the region can begin to reclaim ...

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

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

Adolfo Macias, aka 'Fito,' took part in a court hearing via video link from a high-security prison in Guayaquil. After months ...

Adolfo “Fito” Macías was part of a global network of the cocaine trade. He was indicted on 7 counts included cocaine ...

Video, images and transcripts show the Ecuadorian operation to recapture escaped drug lord José Adolfo Macías Villamar, the ...

Ecuadorian ports and one man's doings have reportedly dragged the country into the dark abyss of organised crime ...

Drug trafficker Adolfo Macias is captured by the Ecuadorean Army in Manta, Manabi Province, Ecuador on June 25, 2025. Ecuadorean Army/AFP via Getty Images They only learned of his escape when a ...

Ecuador’s most notorious drug kingpin has been found hiding in his girlfriend’s basement after a 17-month manhunt. José Adolfo Macías Villamar, also known as Fito, was arrested by armed police and a ...

Adolfo Macías Villamar appeared via videolink before the President of the National Court of Justice Jose Suing who headed the hearing in Quito after receiving a formal extradition request from the U.S ...