{"id":37913,"date":"2025-07-12T17:11:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T17:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/ecuadors-most-notorious-drug-lord-agrees-to-be-extradited-to-u-s-year-after-dramatic-prison-escape\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T17:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T17:11:31","slug":"ecuadors-most-notorious-drug-lord-agrees-to-be-extradited-to-u-s-year-after-dramatic-prison-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/ecuadors-most-notorious-drug-lord-agrees-to-be-extradited-to-u-s-year-after-dramatic-prison-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecuador&#8217;s most notorious drug lord agrees to be extradited to U.S. year after dramatic prison escape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Ecuador&#8217;s most notorious drug lord has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face cocaine and weapons smuggling charges, a court in Quito said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Adolfo Macias, alias &#8220;Fito,&#8221; was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jose-adolfo-macias-fito-recaptured-ecuador\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">captured in June<\/a><\/span> after escaping from a maximum security prison last year in a jailbreak that sparked a severe wave of gang violence.<\/p>\n<p>Macias, head of the &#8220;Los Choneros&#8221; gang, is <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-los-choneros-gang-leader-fito-indicted-us-vanished-prison-cell\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">wanted in the United States<\/a><\/span> on multiple charges. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edny\/pr\/jose-adolfo-fito-macias-villamar-leader-los-choneros-transnational-criminal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">seven-count indictment<\/a>\u00a0unsealed in Brooklyn charges Mac\u00edas and an unidentified co-defendant with international cocaine distribution, conspiracy and weapons counts, including smuggling firearms from the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The former taxi driver turned crime boss became the prime target of Ecuadoran law enforcement early last year after <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-government-cartels-declare-war-daniel-noboa\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">escaping from prison<\/a><\/span> in the southwestern port of Guayaquil.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/12\/5d35ea3a-2ed1-41a5-938f-dc723a279d65\/thumbnail\/620x413\/4f53b532701a17ef1b11a5dae7b0ee0c\/gettyimages-2221402758.jpg#\" alt=\"TOPSHOT-ECUADOR-CRIME-DRUGS-POLICE-ARMY \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/12\/5d35ea3a-2ed1-41a5-938f-dc723a279d65\/thumbnail\/620x413\/4f53b532701a17ef1b11a5dae7b0ee0c\/gettyimages-2221402758.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/12\/5d35ea3a-2ed1-41a5-938f-dc723a279d65\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/7bf2fb2b69774e0d0d9cee58a68968f0\/gettyimages-2221402758.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Drug trafficker Adolfo Macias, alias Fito, is guarded by Ecuador&#8217;s Interior Minister John Reimberg (R) and military personnel upon arrival at the air base in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on June 25, 2025, after his recapture in Manta, Manabi Province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                MARCOS PIN\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He had been serving a 34-year sentence since 2011 for involvement in organized crime, drug trafficking and murder.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the U.S. classified Los Choneros as one of the most violent gangs and affirmed its connection to powerful\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mexico-mayor-arrested-drug-cartel-training-camp-jalisco-new-generation\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Mexican drug cartels<\/a><\/span>\u00a0who threaten Ecuador and the surrounding region.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Ecuador have classified the gang as a terrorist organization. President Daniel Noboa&#8217;s government at the time released &#8220;wanted&#8221; posters and offered $1 million for information leading to Macias&#8217;s recapture.<\/p>\n<p>Mac\u00edas&#8217; escape &#8220;triggered widespread riots, bombings, kidnappings, the assassination of a prominent prosecutor, and an armed attack on a TV network during a live broadcast,&#8221; the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Ecuador said last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ecuadorian government and drug mafias also declared war on each other, and Noboa gave orders to &#8220;neutralize&#8221; criminal gangs after\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-gunmen-fire-shots-live-tv-country-violent-attacks-daniel-noboa\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">gunmen stormed and opened fire<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the TV studio and bandits threatened random executions of civilians and security forces.<\/p>\n<p>After months of pursuit, Macias was recaptured last month in a massive military and police operation in which no shots were fired.<\/p>\n<p>He was found hiding in a bunker concealed under floor tiles in a luxury home in the fishing port of Manta, and Noboa declared he would be extradited &#8220;the sooner the better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;More will fall, we will reclaim the country. No truce,&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanielNoboaOk\/status\/1938008459275845958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Noboa said<\/a>\u00a0in an X post at the time. &#8220;We have done our part to proceed with Fito&#8217;s extradition to the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Fito&#8221; ruled notorious prison where he earned law degree<\/h2>\n<p>Macias, dressed in an orange prison uniform, took part in a court hearing Friday by video link from a high-security prison in <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-narco-gang-clashes-kill-22-guayaquil\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Guayaquil<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a judge&#8217;s question, he replied, &#8220;Yes, I accept (extradition).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Given his consent, the court said in a statement &#8220;the pertinent procedure for the transfer process&#8221; will now follow, with Noboa having to sign the official handover papers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/12\/f1ef8d3d-005b-4397-ba3d-5365e2bd582e\/thumbnail\/620x435\/fabdaa19c896639a6facaf5eda412465\/2025-07-11t213013z-1171056925-rc2kkfa6xoxv-rtrmadp-3-ecuador-violence-fito.jpg#\" alt=\"Ecuador gang leader \" fito=\"\" accepts=\"\" us=\"\" extradition=\"\" request=\"\" height=\"435\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/12\/f1ef8d3d-005b-4397-ba3d-5365e2bd582e\/thumbnail\/620x435\/fabdaa19c896639a6facaf5eda412465\/2025-07-11t213013z-1171056925-rc2kkfa6xoxv-rtrmadp-3-ecuador-violence-fito.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/12\/f1ef8d3d-005b-4397-ba3d-5365e2bd582e\/thumbnail\/1240x870\/8cba815ebdb3b21e9cecb93416cff41c\/2025-07-11t213013z-1171056925-rc2kkfa6xoxv-rtrmadp-3-ecuador-violence-fito.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Security forces stand outside the National Court of Justice following a hearing for the extradition of Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias, known as &#8220;Fito,&#8221; who on Friday accepted the court&#8217;s request to be extradited to the United States to face drug and gun charges, in Quito, Ecuador, July 11, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Karen Toro \/ REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This would make Macias the first Ecuadoran extradited by his country since the measure was written into law last year after a referendum in which Noboa sought the approval of measures to boost his war on criminal gangs.<\/p>\n<p>Ecuador, once a peaceful haven between the world&#8217;s two top cocaine exporters Colombia and Peru, has seen violence erupt in recent years as <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-mafias-freddy-kruegers-peaky-blinders-terrorize-citizens-extortion-murder\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">enemy gangs<\/a><\/span> with ties to Mexican and Colombian cartels vie for control.<\/p>\n<p>Gang wars have largely played out inside the country&#8217;s prisons, where Macias wielded immense control.<\/p>\n<p>He was the unofficial boss of his Guayaquil prison, where authorities found images glorifying the gangster, weapons and U.S. dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Videos of parties he held in the prison showed the use of fireworks and a mariachi band. In one clip, he appeared waving, laughing and petting a fighting rooster.<\/p>\n<p>Macias earned his law degree behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>By the time he escaped, he was considered a suspect in the assassination of presidential candidate and anti-corruption crusader Fernando Villavicencio in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after Macias&#8217;s prison break, Noboa declared Ecuador to be in a state of &#8220;internal armed conflict&#8221; and ordered the military and tanks into the streets to &#8220;neutralize&#8221; the gangs.<\/p>\n<p>Los Choneros has ties to Mexico&#8217;s Sinaloa cartel, Colombia&#8217;s Gulf Clan &#8212; the world&#8217;s largest cocaine exporter &#8212; and Balkan mafias, according to the Ecuadorian Organized Crime Observatory.<\/p>\n<p>More than 70 percent of all cocaine produced in the world now passes <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/spidermen-narcos-ecuador-drugs-ships-bound-for-us-europe\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">through 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