Jose Adolfo Macias, a.k.a. “Fito,” was arrested 18 months after going on the run for the second time in his criminal history. His escape last year triggered a wave of unprecedented gang violence across Ecuador, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency.
The U.S. Treasury issued its first actions under the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, designating three Mexico-based financial institutions as primary money laundering concerns tied to drug cartels and synthetic opioid trafficking.