Jose Adolfo Macias known as "Fito," the leader of the Los Choneros criminal group, sits in an armoured personnel carrier after he was recaptured following his escape from a Guayaquil prison in 2024, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on June 26, 2025. Ecuadorean Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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MANTA, ECUADOR - JUNE 25: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this Handout image provided by the armed forces of Ecuador, José Adolfo 'Fito' Macías, Head of criminal organization Los Choneros, is recaptured by members of the Ecuador's Armed Forces on June 25, 2025 in Manta, Ecuador. Macias, also known as Fito, who was currently serving a 34-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and homicide related crimes, managed to escape from the Guayaquil regional prison in January 2024 to avoid his transfer to a maximum security section of the facility. Fito's escape sparked an escalation of violence in Ecuador. (Photo by Handout/Getty Images)
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