Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias "Fito", was captured a month ago in what police described as an underground bunker.

Ecuador’s most notorious drug kingpin has been extradited to the United States, a month after he was recaptured following a ...

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. Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar escaped from a ...

QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, known as "Fito," is set to appear in U.S. federal court ...

In June, the police harshly repressed demonstrators opposing the third-largest mining project in the country. Several social ...

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said a national referendum will be held by the end of 2025 to decide whether to allow the ...

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

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

Ecuador’s government is offering a $100,000 reward for information on a lawmaker whom authorities accused of raping a minor.

Adolfo "Fito" Macias, the notorious Ecuadorian drug baron who escaped from jail in 2024 but was recaptured last month, has ...

The Ecuadoran government on Sunday extradited notorious drug trafficker Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito," to the United States, a ...

Adolfo Macias faces charges in the US related to cocaine distribution, conspiracy and firearms violations, including weapons ...