A notorious drug lord hid in his bunker. Then the authorities closed in.
Briefly

José Adolfo Macías Villamar, also known as 'Fito', was captured by security forces in Ecuador after intelligence operations lasted over a year. Initially believed to be hiding in Colombia, he was found in a lavish house on the Ecuadorian coast. Authorities had raided the property multiple times and were close to locating him when they discovered his daughter and medications. Eventually, after fearing a bunker collapse, he emerged from a hidden entrance and was apprehended, marking a significant victory for President Daniel Noboa in his battle against gang violence.
"Intelligence officials had been on the fugitive drug lord's trail for more than a year, in a high-priority operation they called 'Zeus II.'"},
"Security forces knew they were close last month when they discovered, in a raid of the house, his 3-year-old daughter and the medications they knew he took for gastritis."},{
Read at The Washington Post
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