Ecuador’s most-wanted fugitive and the alleged leader of the Los Choneros criminal group was recaptured after escaping from prison more than a year ago, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said on June 25.
José Adolfo Macías, also known as “Fito,” escaped in January 2024 from a prison in Guayaquil, where he was serving a 34-year sentence for crimes including drug trafficking and murder.
Ecuadorian authorities have not explained how he escaped shortly before his planned move to a maximum-security facility in the country. The Ecuadorian government declared a 60-day state of emergency following the escape as violence, prison riots, and gang attacks soared across the country….