Ecuador extradited the alleged leader of Los Choneros, one of the nation’s most violent drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations, to the United States on Sunday to face international drug charges.
José Adolfo Macías Villamar, also known as “Fito,” was removed from Ecuador’s detention center for his extradition on July 20, according to SNAI, the government agency responsible for overseeing prisons in Ecuador.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said that Macías had arrived in the United States, adding that the extradition took place following the passage of a referendum backed by the Ecuadorian people.
“Goodbye forever, Fito,” Noboa stated on X. “Fito is already in the United States. This is thanks to you, Ecuadorians, who voted yes in the referendum. I look forward to the creative theories claiming otherwise.”…