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Ecuador recaptures gang leader wanted in the U.S. more than a year after his prison escape
NBC News
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June 26, 2025
QUITO, Ecuador — A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced Wednesday. José...
Cuenca Joins 50 Finalists for 2025 Mayors Challenge Grand Prize
The Cuenca Dispatch
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June 30, 2025
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Ecuador’s most wanted Drug Lord arrested
Sarajevo Times
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June 26, 2025
Ecuador’s most wanted fugitive, Jose Adolfo Macias, also known as Fito, has been re-arrested more than a year after he escaped from a maximum security prison. Fito, the leader of the notorious Los Choneros gang, was found in his hometown of Manta,...
Ecuador's most-wanted fugitive found hiding under kitchen counter after a year on the run
Sky News
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June 26, 2025
Ecuador's most-wanted fugitive has been recaptured - more than a year after he escaped from a maximum-security prison. Jose Adolfo Macias, also known as "Fito", led a gang called Los Choneros and was discovered in his hometown of Manta following a...
US 4th Fleet Holds UNITAS 25 Final Planning Conference
Dialogo Magazine
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July 9, 2025
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet hosted the UNITAS 2025 Final Planning Conference, June 23-27, bringing together U.S. and partner nations representatives in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo: U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S....
Ecuador's Most-wanted Gang Leader 'Fito' Captured
International Business Times
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June 26, 2025
Ecuador's president announced Wednesday that the country's most-wanted fugitive, Los Choneros gang leader "Fito," had been recaptured over a year after his escape from prison triggered a wave of violence. "We have done our part to proceed with...
Ecuador's most-wanted gang leader Fito arrested — president
Deutsche Welle
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June 26, 2025
Ecuador's most wanted fugitive has been recaptured after escaping prison last year, the country's president announced on Wednesday. Jose Adolfo Macias, also known as "Fito," was captured in Ecuador, President Daniel Noboa said, without disclosing...
Organized Crime in The Amazon: A Growing Threat to the World’s Greatest Tropical Rainforest
World Resources Institute
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Brazil once again leads the world in the loss of primary tropical forests. New data shows the country accounted for 42% of global primary rainforest loss in 2024, largely due to widespread fires throughout the nation and in neighboring Bolivia,...
Ecuador's most wanted gang leader captured
RTE Ireland
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June 26, 2025
Ecuador's president announced that the country's most-wanted fugitive, Los Choneros gang leader "Fito", had been recaptured over a year after his escape from prison triggered a wave of violence. "We have done our part to proceed with Fito's...
Ecuador recaptures gang leader wanted in the United States more than a year after his prison escape
Pelham Today
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June 26, 2025
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced Wednesday....
Ecuador recaptures gang leader wanted in the United States more than a year after his...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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Interpol had issued an arrest warrant for Macias after hi s mysterious prison escape in early 2024 from the Guayaquil Regional Prison, where he was serving a 34-year sentence for drug trafficking. Ecuadorian authorities have yet to explain how he...
Ecuador’s Shift to a Narcotrafficking Hub Explained
Asume Tech
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June 26, 2025
As Ecuador grapples with increasing violence and instability, the recent escape of José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar from prison in early 2024 has sent shockwaves through the nation. Once considered a relatively peaceful nation in the region,...
Ecuador’s most-wanted gang leader ‘Fito’ captured – President Noboa
Inquirer
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June 26, 2025
FILE – This wanted poster posted on X by Ecuador’s Ministry of Interior, Jan. 9, 2024, shows Adolfo Macías, alias Fito, the leader of Los Choneros gang. (Ecuador’s Ministry of Interior via AP, File) QUITO — Ecuador’s president announced Wednesday...
Ecuador recaptures gang leader wanted in the United States more than a year after his prison escape (World)
Castanet Kamloops
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June 26, 2025
Gonzalo Solano And Gabriela Molina, The Associated Press - Jun 25, 2025 / 6:21 pm | Story: 558294 Photo: The Canadian Press FILE - This wanted poster posted on X by Ecuador's Ministry of Interior, Jan. 9, 2024, shows Adolfo Macías, alias Fito, the...
Ecuador captures ‘Fito’, country’s most wanted fugitive gang leader
Al Jazeera
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June 26, 2025
Jose Adolfo Macias, alias ‘Fito’, is due to be extradited to the US on drug trafficking and weapons smuggling charges. The fugitive leader of Ecuador’s Los Choneros gang has been recaptured after nearly 18 months on the run, according to President...
Ecuador arrests its most wanted criminal, the drug lord known as ‘Fito’
El País
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June 26, 2025
—Sing out your full name! —José Adolfo... —Louder! —José Adolfo Macias Villamar. The voice of the man who was once the country’s most wanted criminal is barely audible. He is lying on the ground, his face pressed against the cement, a soldier’s...
Ecuador recaptures gang leader 'Fito' indicted by U.S.
The Gazette - Colorado
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GUAYAQUIL (Reuters) -Ecuador's most-wanted fugitive, the leader of the Los Choneros criminal group, has been recaptured after escaping jail last year, President Daniel Noboa said on Wednesday. Jose Adolfo Macias, known as "Fito," disappeared from...
Federal government extends MDA Space Ltd.’s contract
Canadian Manufacturing
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June 30, 2025
MDA Space utilizes Maritime Insights, a satellite information service that enables nations to monitor the activity in and around their maritime economic zones, to deliver maritime services to DFO's Dark Vessel Detection program. BRAMPTON — MDA...
News No Jews allowed: White supremacists are building a segregated community in Arkansas, but is it legal? By Hannah Feuer 5 min read
Forward
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June 30, 2025
Eric Orwoll is co-founder of Return to the Land, which is establishing a segregated community in Arkansas. Courtesy of screenshot from Eric Orwoll Return to the Land video By Hannah Feuer June 30, 2025 Nearly 60 years after the United States...
Driver booked into jail nearly a month after man killed, woman injured in Miami crash
Local 10 - Florida
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July 9, 2025
MIAMI – A Miami man was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Tuesday, nearly a month after police say he caused a four-vehicle crash that left a pedestrian dead. Leer en español According to an arrest report from the Miami...