Wife, Daughter of Ecuador Gang Boss Arrested in Colombia

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Colombian authorities arrested two Ecuadorian women suspected of helping manage the finances of a major transnational criminal organization, Ecuadorian police said Sunday. The women were detained in Sabana de Torres during a joint operation involving police from both nations, Colombia’s GAULA anti-kidnapping unit and the FBI.

Ecuadorian authorities described both women as high-value targets and said they are believed to be the wife and daughter of the alleged crime boss José Adolfo Macías Villamar, known as “Fito.”Macías formerly led Los Choneros, an…

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Primary source: OCCRP · September 28, 2026

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