US EditionLeader of Ecuador's Los Choneros Indicted in US on Drug and Firearm Charges
- José Adolfo Macías Villamar, the leader of Los Choneros, faces indictment in New York City.
- Macías, nicknamed Fito, escaped from an Ecuadorian prison in January 2024 while serving a 34-year sentence.
- Los Choneros relied on hitmen, bribes, and weapons to traffic drugs, particularly cocaine, into the U.S.
- The seven-count indictment in Brooklyn includes charges of cocaine distribution, conspiracy, and firearm offenses.
- Los Choneros' actions led to its classification as a terrorist group in Ecuador and a violent gang by the U.S.
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The US Just Unsealed Drugs and Weapons Charges Against Ecuadorian Gang Boss 'Fito'
The US Just Unsealed Drugs and Weapons Charges Against Ecuadorian Gang Boss ‘Fito’ The indictment of one of Ecuador’s top criminals by a US federal court suggests that he is still directing his criminal empire while on the run, and that Ecuador is increasingly seeking US support to manage the country’s security crisis. The leader of the Choneros criminal group, José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito,” was indicted on April 2 in a US federal co…
Ecuadorean Cartel Leader Los Choneros Charged for Drug Trafficking · Global Voices
The leader of the Ecuadorian cartel Los Choneros, José Adolfo Macías Villamar, known as "Fito", was charged with trafficking in cocaine and weapons, announced Wednesday the prosecution of the case in New York. The prosecution accuses Macías, leader "since at least 2020" of what it considers to be "one of the most violent criminal and drug trafficking organizations in the world" from seven charges ranging from cocaine trafficking to the use and s…
A court in New York formally accuses alias ‘Fito’, Ecuador’s most wanted drug trafficker
A federal court in New York formally accused José Adolfo Macías, alias Fito, leader of the feared criminal gang Los Choneros, whose presence in Ecuador has been sowing terror for more than three decades. Accused of seven crimes related to drug trafficking and arms trafficking, Fito, who in January 2024 escaped from Guayaquil's maximum security prison, remains at large, despite the fact that the government of Daniel Noboa raised the reward for hi…
Fugitive Drug Lord from Ecuador Formally Charged in New York - Real News Now
The prominent leader of an aggressive drug gang from Ecuador, renowned for its reliance on contract killers, corruption, and high-powered weaponry, has been formally charged in New York. The charges allege extensive operation of drug trafficking into the U.S., specifically, mass importation of cocaine. The U.S. authorities announced this development on Wednesday. The man in question, José Adolfo Macías Villamar, is currently a fugitive, having e…
Fugitive Ecuadorian Drug Gang Leader Indicted in New York
The Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged on April 2 that the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang, who remains at large, depended on bribes, military weapons, and hitmen, also known as sicarios, to import tons of cocaine into the United States. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued an indictment on April 2 against José Adolfo Macías Villamar. “These sicarios regularly used military-grade weapons like machine guns, AK …
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