Convicted leader of powerful drug gang vanishes from Ecuador prison

Authorities are trying to locate Adolfo ‘Fito’ Macías, the leader of Los Choneros, after he went missing from his cell on Sunday

A convicted leader of one of the most powerful drug gangs in Ecuador has vanished from the prison where he was serving his sentence, and authorities are investigating whether he escaped like he did a decade ago from another facility.

Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito” and leader of Los Choneros gang, was reported as missing from his cell on Sunday, and on Monday morning, authorities in the South American country had still not found him or offered an explanation for his disappearance.