Ecuador’s most dangerous cartel boss just escaped

GUAYAQUIL, EC – A high-profile inmate, known as “the most-wanted prisoner,” has reportedly escaped from a maximum-security prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, sparking a nationwide manhunt. Jose Adolfo Macias, alias “Fito,” the alleged leader of the infamous Los Choneros criminal gang, was serving a lengthy sentence of 34 years for a slew of crimes, including drug trafficking and murder. Macias was implicated in the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, a presidential hopeful who was killed in Quito …

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