{"id":9425,"date":"2025-06-26T12:24:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/invest360pro.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/drug-kingpin-fito-ecuadors-most-wanted-man-has-been-captured-says-ecuadors-president\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T12:24:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:24:38","slug":"drug-kingpin-fito-ecuadors-most-wanted-man-has-been-captured-says-ecuadors-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invest360pro.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/drug-kingpin-fito-ecuadors-most-wanted-man-has-been-captured-says-ecuadors-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug kingpin \u2018Fito,\u2019 Ecuador\u2019s most wanted man, has been captured, says Ecuador\u2019s president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmcclmqko000v26p3a9iecjkc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Ecuador\u2019s most wanted man and leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, was captured on Wednesday, according to the country\u2019s President Daniel Noboa.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmcclo2ia0005356m15ofs4km@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Macias, known as \u201cFito,\u201d escaped from a prison in Guayaquil in January 2024 while serving a 34-year sentence for homicide and narcotics trafficking.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmcclo2ia0006356m5q8jbppo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            His escape unleashed a wave of violence in Ecuador, prompting Noboa to declare an internal armed conflict and designate Los Choneros and 21 other criminal groups operating in the country as terror organizations.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmcclo2ia0007356muad8wsyy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            In February 2024, the US Department of the Treasury sanctioned Los Choneros and Macias over their drug trafficking and violent activities in Ecuador and across the continent.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmcclmtsu0000356my1awawm8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Noboa said Ecuador is working to extradite him to the US and is awaiting a response from American officials.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmcclmqko000w26p3a5ij182u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            <i>This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/i>    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ecuador\u2019s most wanted man and leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, was captured on Wednesday, according to the country\u2019s President Daniel Noboa. 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