Ecuador gang leader ‘Fito’ accepts US extradition request

News | July 11, 2025
Ecuador recaptures gang leader “Fito” indicted by the U.S.

QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias, known as “Fito,” on Friday accepted a court’s request to be extradited to the United States to face drug and gun charges.

(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia; Editing by Brendan O’Boyle)