Ecuador's president says country is at war with drug gangs At least nine people were shot dead Saturday while playing pool in a tourist city in southwestern Ecuador, the country's prosecutor's ...

Ecuador on Sunday extradited to the United States the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang who relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do business. José Adolfo Macías Villamar, whose ...

US News: The Ecuadoran government on Sunday extradited notorious drug trafficker Adolfo Macias, alias \\"Fito,\\" to the United States, a month after he was recapt ...

Ecuador’s most notorious drug kingpin has been extradited to the United States, a month after he was recaptured following a prison escape that sparked a wave of violence across the country.

Leader of Ecuador’s Most Powerful Gang to Face Drug Charges in New York José Adolfo Macías, known as Fito, escaped twice before authorities in the South American country apprehended him.

Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, known as "Fito," is set to appear in U.S. federal court on Monday, where he will plead not guilty to international charges of drug and weapons ...

Ecuador’s biggest drug lord ‘Fito’ extradited to US, to plead ‘not guilty’ Adolfo Macias, who was recaptured in June after escaping from a prison last year, will appear in a New York ...

In 2011, Macias Villamar was jailed in Ecuador, but managed to escape — and did so again in January 2024, when his prison break sparked nationwide unrest and violence.

After spending months building prosthetic hands for young kids, they’re finally delivering them to families in Ecuador.

The powerful Ecuadorean gang leader Adolfo Macías Villamar has been extradited to the US to face charges of drug and arms trafficking. Known as "Fito", he was recaptured in June, more than a year ...