Ecuador’s most wanted criminal, drug kingpin Adolfo Macías Villamar, better known by his nickname “Fito,” has been captured by police, ending a long and intense search. Fito, the clear leader of the powerful gang Los Choneros, is linked to the sudden change that has turned Ecuador from a peaceful vacation spot into a country struggling with some of the worst violence in the area.
According to BBC, he is also suspected of planning the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in 2023, a killing that shocked the nation’s political world. Police carefully followed leads to track Macías to a hidden underground shelter, described as a bunker, located below a luxurious home in the coastal city of Manta.
