[Opinion] What the Charges Against "Fito" Say About the Massive Presence of u.s. Weapons in Latin America - the Opinion

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José Adolfo Macías is accused of smuggling U.S. weapons. According to experts, his case may shed light on this dark traffic to Latin America.

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On 20 July José Adolfo Macías Villamar, head of the criminal group Los Choneros, one of the most powerful in Ecuador, was extradited to the United States, where he was accused of... Read more

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The U.S. prosecutors who have investigated José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias Fito, have launched initial leads on the evidence they have against the Ecuadorian drug trafficker, who has been detained at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since last Sunday, July 20. That day, the leader of Los Choneros was extradited to the United States to face seven charges for drug and arms trafficking to that country after he was arrested on June 25 i…

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Four lawyers point out that the case has just begun and will surely avoid a trial, in order to access reduction of sentence