Gang Leader Moved to High-Security Prison in Ecuador
Villavicencio, anti-corruption activist, shot after campaign event, linked threats to Fito. Ecuador, relatively spared from drug cartel violence, shaken by Villavicencio’s assassination. Villavicencio’s widow holds state responsible, questions choice of Gonzalez as successor. Ecuadorian military and police personnel executed a pre-dawn operation to transfer a notorious gang leader, Jose Adolfo Macias, also known as “Fito,” … Read more