China, Ecuador sign document to promote Belt and Road Initiative

China and Ecuador signed a cooperation plan to promote the Belt and Road Initiative in Beijing on Friday, following a meeting between leaders of the two countries. Noting that this year marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties, Chinese President Xi …

Moment Ecuador's most-wanted drug lord Fito is found hiding under a trapdoor in luxury house - after his three-year-old ...

Ecuador's most wanted fugitive has been recaptured by cops following more than a year on the run - after he was found hiding in a secret chamber under a trapdoor in an upmarket home. Ruthless gang leader Fito's prison break in January 2024 …

Estevao, with the number 20, playing for Brazil in a World Cup qualifier against Ecuador earlier this month

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'Fito', most wanted man in Ecuador, recaptured

Ecuador captures ‘Fito’, country’s most wanted fugitive gang leader

Jose Adolfo Macias, alias ‘Fito’, is due to be extradited to the US on drug trafficking and weapons smuggling charges. The fugitive leader of Ecuador’s Los Choneros gang has been recaptured after nearly 18 months on the run, according to President Daniel …

Ecuador’s Druglord ‘Fito’ Captured after Escape from Prison 18 Months Ago

After more than a year since his escape from prison in Ecuador, a fugitive drug trafficking criminal wanted by authorities in the Andean country and the United States was captured. Ecuador’s President, Daniel Noboa, announced on Wednesday that Jose Adolfo …

Ecuador's top drug lord 'Fito' captured by authorities after escaping prison over a year ago

Ecuador reveals how notorious gang leader 'Fito' hid in his hometown for 18 months after...

Ecuadorian security forces recaptured the kingpin Wednesday at an underground bunker beneath a marble-walled house in the port city of Manta, some 260 kilometers (161 miles) southwest of the capital of Quito. In a remarks to reporters Thursday, authorities …

Ecuador: Public Integrity Law Endangers Children

(New York) – Reforms passed by Ecuador’s National Assembly and signed by President Daniel Noboa severely threaten children’s rights and fail to protect children who are recruited or used by organized crime groups, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 24, …

The Fall of Fito: What It Means — and Doesn’t — for Ecuador’s Underworld

Ecuadorian security forces captured the country’s most notorious criminal leader in a crucial — though largely symbolic — win in its “war on gangs.” A joint operation by police and military on June 25 led to the capture of Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “ …