Overview
- In a virtual hearing in Quito, Jose Adolfo Macías responded “Yes, I accept” when asked to agree to extradition.
- He is accused of cocaine distribution, conspiracy and weapons trafficking in a U.S. federal court in Brooklyn.
- Security forces recaptured Macías last month hiding in an underground bunker beneath a luxury home in Manta.
- An April 2024 referendum authorized the handover of Ecuadoran nationals to the United States under new extradition rules.
- The case now awaits President Daniel Noboa’s signature to formalize the transfer and coordinate with U.S. authorities.