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Colombian police arrested the wife and daughter of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, an Ecuadorian gang leader known as "Fito," in Sabana de Torres, Colombia. The women are wanted for money laundering in Ecuador. This operation was supported by the FBI and Ecuadorian authorities. Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella stated that his country will not provide a safe haven for criminal finances and pledged to extradite the women to face justice in Ecuador.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-28,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Colombian police arrested Michelle Jamileth Macías Penarrieta, 23, and her mother Inda Mariela Penarrieta Tuarez on Sunday in Sabana de Torres, Colombia. The two women are wanted in Ecuador for money laundering related to their roles as the daughter and wife of Adolfo "Fito" Macías Villamar, a notorious drug lord whose gang, Los Choneros, was designated as a terrorist group by the US last year. Fito escaped from prison in January 2024 but was recaptured and extradited to the US on drug trafficking charges. His escape led to violence in Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city, prompting a state of emergency. Michelle, an influencer with 65 million followers on TikTok, had been showing off her luxury lifestyle online before her arrest as part of a $25.8 million money laundering investigation. The operation was supported by the FBI and Ecuadorian authorities.
Written for “Colombian Police Arrests” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
Colombian police capture wife and daughter of notorious Ecuadorian gang leader extradited to the US
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police → capture → US
Colombian police on Sunday said they captured the wife and daughter of a notorious Ecuadorian gang leader who was extradited to the US last year on drug trafficking charges.
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who → say → charges
Police said the two women, who are wanted in Ecuador for money laundering, were arrested in Sabana de Torres, a small town in northeastern Colombia, in an operation backed by the FBI and Ecuadorian authorities.
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who → say → FBI
“Colombia will not be a safe haven for the finances of transnational criminal groups,” Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said in a message posted on X on Sunday.
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Espriella → say → Sunday
“I will send these (women) with pleasure to my friend President Daniel Noboa, so that they face Ecuadorian justice.”
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they → send → justice
José Adolfo Macías Villamar, whose nickname is “Fito,” escaped from a prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador in January 2024.
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nickname → escape → January
The gang leader’s prison break prompted Ecuador’s government to declare a state of emergency that was followed by deadly prison riots and chaos in the streets of Guayaquil, where gang members stormed a television station during a live broadcast.
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members → prompt → broadcast
Macías Villamar was recaptured last year and sent to the United States, where he has been charged with importing thousands of pounds of cocaine.
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he → recapture → cocaine
His organization, Los Choneros, was designated as a terrorist group by the US State Department last year.
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organization → designate → Department
Despite capturing powerful kingpins like Macías Villamar and deploying the military to patrol some cities, Ecuador is struggling to contain drug violence.
The South American country’s homicide rate has quintupled since 2020, and last year Ecuador recorded its highest homicide rate in recent history — with 50 homicides per every 100,000 residents, according to the Interior Ministry.
Noboa’s response to drug trafficking outfits has come under criticism from human rights groups, as the military commits abuses that include the slayings of four children aged 11 to 15 in 2024.
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that → capture → 2024
Despite these setbacks, Noboa was reelected to a four-year term last year by voters increasingly concerned with crime.
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Noboa → reelect → crime
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