The wife and three children of Ecuadorian drug lord José “Fito” Macías were deported today along with four other close friends after Argentine authorities discovered that they had been living in a gated community on the outskirts of Córdoba City since January 5. The government has canceled their temporary residences and sent them back to Ecuador, according to official sources. Macías, the fugitive head of criminal group “Los Choneros,” has been identified as one of the masterminds behind the recent wave of violence in the country. The federal and provincial police, together with government authorities, carried out a joint operation to deport the family, with the assistance of Argentine immigration. The minister said that “Ecuadorian authorities believe he is in the jungle, but the precedent that his family was here puts us on red alert”.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald January 20, 2024 03:03 UTC