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Colombia: Land of Opportunity — And Danger — for Ecuador’s Crime Bosses

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Colombia: Land of Opportunity — And Danger — for Ecuador’s Crime Bosses A trend of Ecuadorian criminal leaders turning up in neighboring Colombia underscores how the country serves as a refuge — as well as a potential graveyard — for bosses seeking to flee both state crackdowns and intense violence back home. On May 30, Argentina’s Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced that Terry Israel Camacho, alias “Trompudo,” was denied entry to the …

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After being extradited to the United States, Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias Fito, will not face life imprisonment or the death penalty despite the fact that the crimes he has committed give him life imprisonment in that country.

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By Ana María Cañizares and Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español Ecuador’s National Court has approved the extradition of criminal leader Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito,” to the United States to face pending charges in that country for drug and weapons offenses. The highest court said Thursday in its X that its president, José Suing, approved the extradition on Wednesday after analyzing the case and taking into account that Macías himself agreed …

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By Ana María Cañizares and Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español Ecuador’s National Court has approved the extradition of criminal leader Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito,” to the United States to face pending charges in that country for drug and weapons offenses. The highest court said Thursday in its X that its president, José Suing, approved the extradition on Wednesday after analyzing the case and taking into account that Macías himself agreed …

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Ecuadornews: The dangerous drug trafficker Jos Adolfo Mac as Villamar, alias 'Fito', will be extradited to the United States, after approval by the National Court of Justice of Ecuador. To face charges for 7 crimes committed in U.S. territory.

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp The National Court of Justice (CNJ) of Ecuador approved the extradition of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito”, leader of the criminal organization Los Choneros, who faces seven charges in the United States related to drug trafficking and the use of firearms. CNJ President José Suing authorized the request submitted by the government of the northern nation, after Macías Villamar, considered the most wanted crimina…

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La República broke the news in Lima, Peru on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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