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Killing of drug lord’s brother in Ecuador
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Killing of drug lord’s brother in Ecuador
Men disguised as police officers killed David Macías, brother of Ecuador’s most notorious drug lord Adolfo “Fito” Macías.
- David Macías was shot dead in his rented home in Olón, on Ecuador’s Pacific coast, during the early hours of Sunday.
- Police said David Macías was a regional leader of Los Choneros, the gang formerly headed by his brother.
- Officials stated no arrests have been made and the gunmen fled after the attack.
- Adolfo Macías, extradited to the United States last year, is awaiting trial on drug-trafficking charges.
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