Wife and daughter of powerful Ecuadorian drug lord held in the U.S. are captured in Colombia
September 28, 2026 / 11:26 AM EDT / CBS/AFP
TL;DR
- The wife and daughter of Ecuadorian drug lord Adolfo Macias, alias 'Fito,' have been arrested in Colombia.
- Inda Mariela Penarrieta Tuarez and Michelle Jamileth Macias Penarrieta are wanted in Ecuador for money laundering.
- The arrests were a joint operation involving Colombian police, the FBI, and Ecuadorian authorities.
- Macias, the leader of the Los Choneros gang, was extradited to the U.S. last year to face drug and arms trafficking charges.
- Los Choneros has been designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. and Ecuador.