Ecuador announces UAE arrest of suspected guerrilla leader

Roberto Alvarez Vera is accused of orchestrating a deadly ambush in Ecuador’s Amazon region [Getty] Ecuador on Thursday announced the arrest in the United Arab Emirates of a leader of the dissident FARC guerrillas blamed for the deaths of 11 soldiers in an …

Trapdoor to Justice: Ecuador’s Top Drug Lord Caught in Luxury Lair.

- Advertisement - Ecuador’s most wanted criminal, Adolfo Macías Villamar, has been caught and is now in Guayaquil’s top security prison, La Roca, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Defense has confirmed. He is better known by his nickname “Fito” leader of  Los …

In Ecuador’s Amazon, Big Oil exploits Indigenous communities in the absence of the state

Over the last 30 years, the three companies that have operated Block 10, an oil concession in the central Ecuadorian Amazon, have sought to divide local communities. They’ve also promoted practices intended to undermine residents’ autonomy, substituting …

Ecuador Recaptures Gang Leader “Fito” After Prison Escape Last Year

Ecuador recaptures drug kingpin wanted in United States

Ecuadorean authorities on Wednesday arrested notorious drug trafficker José Adolfo Macías Villamar more than a year after he escaped from prison. Police and military authorities caught the criminal known as Fito using enforcement powers and information …

Ecuador’s most wanted drug lord captured hiding in bunker

Ecuador's most wanted fugitive, a gang leader and drug-lord known as Fito, was captured after hiding out in a bunker underneath a house. Fito, whose real name is Adolfo Macías Villamar, is the leader of Los Choneros, a criminal gang known for its …

Ecuador recaptures fugitive drug kingpin 'fito' after dramatic raid

Ecuadorian authorities have recaptured fugitive drug trafficker José Adolfo Macías, known as “Fito,” in a dramatic operation more than a year after his high-profile escape from prison. The leader of the notorious Los Choneros gang was arrested in his …

Ecuador's most wanted drug lord recaptured after 18 months on the run

Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar 'Fito' (C) arrives back in Guayaquil, Ecuador, under heavy armed guard on Wednesday after being recaptured 120 miles away in the port city of Manta. Photo by Maurico Torres/EPA June 26 (UPI) -- Ecuadorian authorities …

These old men sharing snacks represent Ecuador's culture and tradition

The Ecuadorian capital was the world's first city to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, in 1978, thanks to it containing the best-preserved historic centre in Latin America, including 13 squares, Plaza Grande being premier among them.

Gang leader wanted in the US is recaptured in Ecuador after prison escape

A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured over a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuador's president announced Wednesday. José Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” who led a gang …