Leader of Ecuador's Los Choneros Indicted in US on Drug and Firearm Charges

The members of the band are also related to the arrival in the port of València of another shipment of 430 kilos of drugs in April last year.

A federal court in New York formally accused José Adolfo Macías, alias Fito, leader of the feared criminal gang Los Choneros, whose presence in Ecuador has been sowing terror for more than three decades. Accused of seven crimes related to drug trafficking and arms trafficking, Fito, who in January 2024 escaped from Guayaquil's maximum security prison, remains at large, despite the fact that the government of Daniel Noboa raised the reward for hi…

Fugitive Drug Lord from Ecuador Formally Charged in New York - Real News Now

The prominent leader of an aggressive drug gang from Ecuador, renowned for its reliance on contract killers, corruption, and high-powered weaponry, has been formally charged in New York. The charges allege extensive operation of drug trafficking into the U.S., specifically, mass importation of cocaine. The U.S. authorities announced this development on Wednesday. The man in question, José Adolfo Macías Villamar, is currently a fugitive, having e…

Fugitive Ecuadorian Drug Gang Leader Indicted in New York

The Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged on April 2 that the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang, who remains at large, depended on bribes, military weapons, and hitmen, also known as sicarios, to import tons of cocaine into the United States. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued an indictment on April 2 against José Adolfo Macías Villamar. “These sicarios regularly used military-grade weapons like machine guns, AK …

A formal indictment of seven charges against Adolfo Macías, alias Fito, leader of Los Choneros, was filed Tuesday in a federal court in Brooklyn, New York State, United States.

NYC indicts José Adolfo Macías Villamar, fugitive leader of violent drug gang

NEW YORK — The fugitive leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang that relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do business has been indicted in New York City on charges he imported thousands of pounds of cocaine into the United States, authorities said Wednesday.