Ecuador’s biggest drug lord has been extradited to the US one month after he was recaptured following a mysterious 2024 prison escape, which triggered a wave of violence across the country.

Adolfo Macias, who was recaptured in June after escaping from prison last year, will appear in New York court on Monday.

QUITO, July 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The Ecuadoran government on Sunday extradited notorious drug trafficker Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito," to the United States, a month after he was recaptured following a ...

Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias "Fito", was captured a month ago in what police described as an underground bunker.

Adolfo "Fito" Macias, the notorious Ecuadorian drug baron who escaped from jail in 2024 but was recaptured last month, has been extradited to the United States to face trial.

Ecuador has extradited the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang who relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do ...

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador on Sunday extradited to the United States the leader of a violent gang who relied on hit men, bribes ...

MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A Colombian resort owner who allegedly dispatched over 6,000 kilograms of cocaine to Central America ...