José Adolfo Macías Villamar

José Adolfo Macías Villamar
Born (1979-09-30) 30 September 1979
Other namesFito
OccupationDrug trafficker • Current leader of Los Choneros cartel
Known forInitiating the 2024 conflict in Ecuador

José Adolfo Macías Villamar (born 30 September 1979), also known by the alias Fito, is an Ecuadorian drug lord and the current leader of Los Choneros cartel. He assumed leadership in 2020 following the murder of his predecessor Jorge Luis Zambrano. He had been incarcerated since 2011, having previously escaped prison and lived as a fugitive in 2013. In January 2024, he escaped from prison again, prompting a state of emergency to be called in Ecuador for sixty days and initiating the 2024 conflict in Ecuador. He remains at large.