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Ecuador gang leader 'Fito' taken from prison ahead of extradition

Ecuador gang leader 'Fito' taken from prison ahead of extradition

Reuters3 days ago
QUITO, July 20 (Reuters) - Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, known as "Fito," has been taken out of prison ahead of his pending extradition to the United States, the South American nation's penitentiary system said in a statement on Sunday.
Macias, the leader of the Los Choneros gang, was shown in a photo being taken in handcuffs, wearing a helmet and a vest, by police.
He escaped last year from an Ecuadorean prison, where he was serving a 34-year sentence for a slew of crimes. He was recaptured last month.
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