US Requests Extradition of Drug Trafficker: Ecuadorian Court of Justice

‘He has been the leader of Los Choneros, one of Ecuador’s most violent drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations,’ a DOJ statement said.

Drug trafficker José Adolfo Macías Villamar (alias Fito) is guarded by Ecuadorian Interior Minister John Reimberg (R) and military personnel upon his arrival at the Guayaquil air base in Ecuador on June 25, 2025. Marcos Pin /AFP via Getty Images

The United States officially requested the extradition of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, known as “Fito,” from the president of Ecuador’s National Court of Justice, José Suing Nagua.

The United States requested that Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility hold Macías Villamar accountable to the U.S. justice system, according to a July 8 statement issued by the National Court of Justice of Ecuador.