José Adolfo Macías Villamar was recaptured after escaping from prison in January. President Noboa celebrated the operation and warned: “Without truce.”
The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboathe Capture of José Adolfo Macías Villamaraka “Fito”one of the most wanted drug traffickers in the country and the main leader of the criminal gang “Los Choneros”.
The operation, which was in charge of the Security blocktook months after the criminal escaped from a maximum security prison in January 2024a fact that triggered a wave of unprecedented violence and forced the government to declare a “Internal Armed Conflict”.
Daniel Noboa’s message after capturing “Fito” in Ecuador
In a publication in your account of Xthe president Noboa attributed the success of the operation to the implementation of the solidarity and intelligence lawsdriven by their administration and questioned by opposition sectors. “Thanks to those laws, Fito was captured today And it is in the hands of the security block, ”said the president.
Noboa too congratulated the security forces who participated in the operation and launched a warning: “They will fall more, we will recover the country. No truce”
The Fito capture represents a Key blow against organized crime In Ecuador. The leader of “Los Choneros” is indicated as One of the most dangerous narco bosses in the countrywith alleged Links with the Sinaloa Cartel. Also, face Accusations in the United Stateswhere a New York court points out for drug trafficking and Arms traffic.
Source: Ambito
