Argentina arrests, deports relatives of fugitive Ecuador gang leader ‘Fito’

Argentine authorities detained the wife and children of fugitive Ecuadorean drug trafficker Jose Adolfo Macias and deported them early on Friday to Ecuador, authorities said.
Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich told a press conference that authorities detained eight people – including other associates of Macias – who arrived in Argentina on Jan. 5 and moved into a home in the province of Cordoba that they had purchased in November.
Macias, whose alias is “Fito,” disappeared on Jan. 7 from the Ecuadorean prison where he was serving a 34-year sentence for various crimes including drug trafficking and murder.
“Our hypothesis is that Fito’s plan was to buy the house, move the family out and then escape from prison,” said Bullrich, who said Argentine authorities acted after a tip from Ecuadorean counterparts.