Ecuador extradites notorious drug kingpin ‘Fito’ to US

Gang leader Adolfo Macias was recaptured in June, more than a year after escaping a high-security prison

The Ecuadoran government has extradited the notorious drug trafficker Adolfo Macias to the US, more than a year after he escaped from a high-security prison.

The flight transporting Macias, also known as Fito", landed in New York state on Sunday night, according to a tracking site.