Colombian police capture wife and daughter of Ecuadorian gang leader extradited to the United States
The women were detained on an INTERPOL warrant and are accused of using shell companies to launder Los Choneros money, officials said.
- On Sunday, Colombian police captured Inda Mariela and Michelle Jamileth Mac in Sabana, Torres, Colombia, on charges of money laundering wanted by Ecuador.
- These women are family of Jos Adolfo Mac Villamar, known as Fito, the Los Choneros leader extradited to the United States last year on drug trafficking charges.
- An INTERPOL warrant authorized the arrest; the Colombian National Police, Army, and Attorney General Office coordinated with the FBI and Ecuadorian authorities on the operation.
- Vowing that "in the era of the Tiger, the family members of bandits who commit crimes with them will not go unpunished," Colombian President Abelardo Espriella announced their transfer to President Daniel Noboa.
- Ecuador recorded 50 homicides per 100,000 residents last year, reflecting the gang-driven violence President Daniel Noboa continues fighting despite capturing major Los Choneros operatives.
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Fito's Wife and Daughter Captured in Colombia
Fito’s Wife and Daughter Captured in Colombia | On the Radar Ecuadorian and Colombian authorities captured the wife and daughter of former Choneros leader alias "Fito" in Santander, Colombia, the most recent strike against his family network. Also on the Radar: Chilean police say they have dismantled the PCC's first cell in the country, but we’ve seen others, and Colombia extradited Border Command leader alias "Araña" to the United States.
Inda Peñarrieta and Michelle Macías, Fito's wife and daughter, respectively, were required by Ecuadorian justice for money laundering charges of more than $25 million. Fito is the leader of Los Choneros, one of Ecuador's oldest and most powerful drug trafficking organizations. In 2025, Quito extradited him to the United States a month after his recapture after having escaped from a maximum security prison the previous year. De la Espriella point…
Ecuador and Colombia coordinated the detention of relatives of the former leader of Los Choneros, investigated for alleged money laundering through paper companies.
The wife and daughter of the former leader of the Ecuadorian organized armed group of Choneros were arrested on Sunday 27 September in Colombia. A further proof of the collaboration between Ecuador, Colombia and the United States in the fight against drug cartels.
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