A notorious Ecuadorian gang leader vanishes from prison and authorities investigate if he escaped
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A convicted leader of one of the most powerful drug gangs in Ecuador has vanished from the prison where he was serving his sentence
QUITO, Ecuador -- 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 were investigating whether he escaped like he did a decade ago from another facility.
Ecuadorian authorities reported Sunday that Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito” and leader of Los Choneros gang, wasn't in his cell, and by Monday they hadn't found him or explained what had happened.
The country's correction system office said Monday that they were planning to provide more information about the case. Police general commander César Zapata told the media Sunday night that Macías had disappeared from his cell, and that they were investigating.
Ecuador's prosecutors office tweeted Sunday that it was investigating the case as a probable “prisoner's escape.”
Macías was convicted of drug trafficking, murder and organized crime. He was serving a a 34-year sentence in La Regional prison of the port of Guayaquil, and he was scheduled on Sunday to be transferred to a maximum security facility in the same city.
