Adolfo Macías

José Adolfo Macías Villamar, also known by the alias Fito, is an Ecuadorian drug lord and the most recent leader of Los Choneros cartel. He assumed leadership in 2020 following the murder of his predecessor Jorge Luis Zambrano. Since then the cartel is accused of turning Ecuador from "a tourist haven to a country with one of the highest murder rates in the region". He had been incarcerated since 2011, having previously escaped prison and lived as a fugitive in 2013. In January 2024, he escaped f