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Wife, daughter of Ecuadorian gang leader Fito arrested in Colombia

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The wife and daughter of Ecuadorian gang leader "Fito" have been arrested in Colombia on money laundering charges, officials announced Sunday.

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Colombian police capture wife and daughter of Ecuadorian gang leader extradited to the United States (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Colombian police say they have captured the wife and daughter of Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, a notorious Ecuadorian gang leader

  2. UPI

    Wife, daughter of Ecuadorian gang leader Fito arrested in Colombia (opens UPI)

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    The wife and daughter of Ecuadorian gang leader "Fito" have been arrested in Colombia on money laundering charges, officials announced Sunday.

  3. New York Post

    Colombian police capture wife and daughter of notorious Ecuadorian gang leader extradited to the US (opens New York Post)

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    Colombian police arrested the wife and daughter of Ecuadorian gang leader 'Fito' on money laundering charges in an FBI-backed operation.