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Coverage dated July 20, 2025

Ecuador’s biggest drug lord ‘Fito’ extradited to US

Headline from Al Jazeera

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

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Ecuador’s biggest drug lord ‘Fito’ extradited to US (opens Al Jazeera)

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

  2. The Guardian

    Ecuador extradites notorious drug kingpin ‘Fito’ to US (opens The Guardian)

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    Gang leader Adolfo Macías was recaptured in June, more than a year after escaping a high-security prison

  3. CBS News

    Notorious drug lord dubbed (opens CBS News)

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    José Adolfo Macías Villamar, whose nickname is "Fito," escaped from a prison in Ecuador last year and was recaptured June.

  4. NPR

    Ecuador extradites leader of violent Ecuadorian drug gang to the United States (opens NPR)

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    José Adolfo Macías Villamar, whose nickname is "Fito," escaped from a prison in Ecuador last year and was recaptured late June. In April, a U.S. Attorney indicted him in New York City on charges he imported thousands of pounds of cocaine into the United States.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Ecuador drug lord 'Fito' extradited to US – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    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.

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