Ecuador’s most wanted man and leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, was captured on Wednesday, according to the country’s President Daniel Noboa.

By bnl editorial staff Ecuadorean authorities have recaptured the country's most-wanted fugitive, drug lord José Adolfo Macías Villamar, known by his alias 'Fito,' following a dramatic 10-hour operation that ended more than a year on the run.

The Ecuadorean president said José Adolfo Macías, known as “Fito” and leader of the infamous Los Choneros criminal organization, will be extradited to the U.S., where he’s accused of drug trafficking and weapons smuggling.