José Adolfo "Fito" Macías Villamar escaped from a prison in Ecuador last year and was recaptured in late June.

José Adolfo Macías Villamar, whose nickname is “Fito,” appeared in federal court in Brooklyn a day after Ecuador extradited ...

José Adolfo Macías, known as Fito, escaped twice before authorities in the South American country apprehended him. He ...

The group has been linked to human trafficking networks that move migrants north through Central America and Mexico, with ...

QUITO (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 ...

EL SALVADOR (WCIV) — The familiar Palmetto State flag could be seen emblazoned on the vertical stabilizer of a C-17 being loaded with 17 individuals allegedly linked to prominent South American ...

There are about 40 occult-related gangs operating in one province. Understanding what draws young people to them is key to ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek police have dismantled a gang that had been hiding cocaine in sheets of leather that were smuggled from Bolivia to Greece on container ships, police officials said on Friday.

A recent immigration raid that ended in the deportation of an alleged illegal South American gang member living in Holly Hill has left the Venezuelan community in Volusia County shaken and scared ...

In South America, where Tren de Aragua has had a years-long presence, especially in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Brazil, local police have never consistently linked tattoos to the gang, said Ronna ...

Authorities target South Florida gangs, arrest 18 in major drug trafficking bust. by Grace Bellinghausen. Fri, May 16th 2025 at 5:12 PM. Updated Fri, May 16th 2025 at 5:23 PM.