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Wife, daughter of Ecuadorian gang leader Fito arrested in Colombia

The women were detained on an INTERPOL warrant and are accused of using shell companies to launder Los Choneros money, officials said.

  • On Sunday, Colombian police captured Inda Mariela and Michelle Jamileth Mac in Sabana, Torres, Colombia, on charges of money laundering wanted by Ecuador.
  • These women are family of Jos Adolfo Mac Villamar, known as Fito, the Los Choneros leader extradited to the United States last year on drug trafficking charges.
  • An INTERPOL warrant authorized the arrest; the Colombian National Police, Army, and Attorney General Office coordinated with the FBI and Ecuadorian authorities on the operation.
  • Vowing that "in the era of the Tiger, the family members of bandits who commit crimes with them will not go unpunished," Colombian President Abelardo Espriella announced their transfer to President Daniel Noboa.
  • Ecuador recorded 50 homicides per 100,000 residents last year, reflecting the gang-driven violence President Daniel Noboa continues fighting despite capturing major Los Choneros operatives.
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The wife and daughter of the former leader of the Ecuadorian organized armed group of Choneros were arrested on Sunday 27 September in Colombia. A further proof of the collaboration between Ecuador, Colombia and the United States in the fight against drug cartels.

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The wife and daughter of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of Los Choneros, one of Ecuador's most powerful criminal organizations, known as "Fito," were arrested in an operation in Colombia. The two women, wanted in Ecuador on money laundering charges, are expected to be extradited to the country.

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Adolfo Macias, also known in Ecuador by the nickname Fito, was the leader of the Los Choneros gang The post Wife and daughter of an Ecuadorian drug lord arrested in Colombia appeared first on in.gr.

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Mother and daughter charged with money laundering of more than $25 million

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Globo broke the news in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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