Ecuador Drug Trafficker Recaptured After Jail Escape
José Adolfo Macías, an Ecuador drug trafficker who escaped jail, was recaptured. He faces charges of international drug distribution and smuggling guns from the US. Los Choneros involved.Los Choneros used individuals to purchase guns, components and ammunition in the USA and smuggle them right into Ecuador, according to the charge. Cocaine would certainly move into the United States with the aid of Mexican cartels.
Los Choneros Drug Network
“Los Choneros operated a substantial network responsible for the shipment and distribution of multi-ton quantities of cocaine from South America with Central America and Mexico to the United States and in other places,” the charge states.
José Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” who led a gang called “Los Choneros” in Ecuador and has been indicted in New york city City on fees he imported hundreds of pounds of cocaine right into the United States, was recorded in the Ecuadorian city of Manta, his hometown, officials in Ecuador said.
Fito’s Escape and Arrest Warrant
Interpol had actually released an apprehension warrant for Macias after his strange jail retreat in early 2024 from the Guayaquil Regional Jail, where he was serving a 34-year sentence for drug trafficking. Ecuadorian authorities have yet to discuss how he escaped.
A fugitive drug trafficker desired by authorities in Ecuador and the USA was regained more than a year after he escaped from jail in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa revealed Wednesday.
Recapture After Manhunt
The seven-count indictment unsealed in Brooklyn charges Macías and an unidentified co-defendant with worldwide drug circulation, conspiracy and tools counts, consisting of contraband guns from the United States.
With a substantial rap sheet including fees of murder and organized criminal offense, Macías has actually grown a cult condition amongst fellow gang participants and the general public in his home country. Ecuadorean Army/AFP via Getty Images
With an extensive criminal record consisting of costs of murder and organized criminal offense, Macías has grown a cult standing amongst fellow gang participants and the public in his home nation. Ecuadorean Army/AFP using Getty Images
1 drug trafficking2 Ecuador
3 gun smuggling
4 José Adolfo Macías
5 Los Choneros
6 organized crime component.
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