Overview

• President Daniel Noboa announced that security forces arrested Adolfo Macías, known as 'Fito', on June 25 in the port city of Manta
• Fito escaped from the Guayaquil penitentiary in January 2024, unleashing unprecedented street violence and multiple prison uprisings
• He had been serving a 34-year sentence for organized crime, drug trafficking and murder before his escape
• Extradition proceedings have been launched to send him to the United States where he is wanted for arms and cocaine trafficking
• As head of the Choneros gang, Fito built alliances with Colombia’s Clan del Golfo and Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, extending his network across the region