Who are the relatives of the Ecuadorian drug trafficker Fito Macías who were detained in a country in Córdoba?

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Security forces arrested in Córdoba, more specifically in the city of Malagueño, several relatives and friends of the Ecuadorian drug trafficker José Adolfo “Fito” Macías, a fugitive from justice and who is considered one of those responsible for the wave of violence that Ecuador lives, according to security sources cited by local media.

Those arrested in the operation carried out on Thursday night (Argentina time) had rented a house in Valle del Golf, a private neighborhood in that town.

Although the identity has not been officially reported, it is known that there are eight detainees and they are directly linked to Ecuadorian drug trafficking:

The wife of “Fito” Macias, Inda Mariela Peñarrieta TuarezThree of his children, Michelle, 21, Ilse María, 12, and Lian Sejam, 4. A domestic employee, Denny Yadira Laines BasurtoJavier Macías Alcivar, a nephew of the capoÁngel Zambrano Chiquito, a family friend.

The prisoners were taken from the house in Malagueño to the Provincial Directorate of Aeronautics, from where they boarded a plane to Buenos Aires and were later deported to Ecuador.

The Argentine Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, is scheduled to hold a press conference today, Friday, to report on the “megaoperation” that culminated an investigation that began about four days ago, according to the media.

After confirming that the people who lived in the exclusive private neighborhood of Valle del Golf were relatives of the fugitive from justice in Ecuador, the National Directorate of Migration (DNM) intervened in the case and decided to expel the wife and children from the country. by Fito Macías.

The arrest of Fito Macías in Córdoba: the neighbors, surprised by the operation

With an unusual deployment of forces, elite corps of the Córdoba Police and national forces arrested eight family members and assistants in the private neighborhood of Valle del Golf, on the road to Falda del Carmen, on the outskirts of the city of Córdoba. direct from José Adolfo “Fito” Macías, the Ecuadorian drug trafficker who generated the wave of violence in that country after his escape from a prison where he was serving sentences for drug trafficking and murders.

Everything happened on Thursday night, to the surprise of the neighbors who live in the exclusive property and who are not used to such a mobilization of security forces.

The residents of Valle del Golf, surprised by what happened with the arrest of Fito Macías’s relatives.

This Friday, several of them gave their testimony, in the presence of media outside the complex hoping to hear a voice that would tell what happened.

Most of them were very surprised by what was happening and there is a coincidence that they did not know the detained family. Only one of them assured that they had arrived in the neighborhood “no more than 10 days ago.”

Regarding the concern that a family linked to internationally wanted drug traffickers would so easily rent a home in a closed place, many of them were concerned but assured that “these are things that can happen in any neighborhood.”

Relatives of Fito Macías detained in Córdoba: what was the operation like?

The operation, which included air support from the Police helicopter, began as soon as night fell this Thursday. For four days it had been investigating that Macías’s direct relatives were taking refuge in Córdoba. The investigation, which was led by the Anti-Drug Police Force (FPA) and Chief Commissioner Alberto Bietti, director of Criminal Intelligence of the Córdoba Police, was soon able to verify that Ecuadorian people had rented, paying cash in dollars, a large house in Golf Valley.

The Córdoba Police carried out a silent investigation to determine the identities and corroborate that they were relatives of the dangerous drug trafficker. That it was not leaked was key and is considered the fundamental factor in the success of the operation, which included the participation of plainclothes agents working in the country and wiretapping, as part of the monitoring.

With the data firm, everything was shared with national special forces and handled in maximum reserve, by order of the Minister of National Security, Patricia Bullrich, and her provincial counterpart, Juan Pablo Quinteros, to work on a coordinated operation.

Among those detained is Inda Mariela Peñarrieta Tuarez, Macías’s wife, who would have entered the country about 10 days before Fito’s escape from the Ecuadorian prison.

“Given the entry of criminals into the facilities of a media outlet, our specialized units are deployed on site to deal with this emergency,” the Police published on their X account (formerly Twitter). Photo: Video capture

There is still no official information on the identities of those detained, but an unobjectionable source confirmed to La Voz that there are eight people detained and among them are Macías’s wife and three of his children. There is no data on seized items. And there was no type of resistance to arrest.

The last thing known about Macías’ whereabouts is a Colombian intelligence report that would have warned that he would be seeking refuge in Peru.

In the next few hours, the detainees will be taken to Buenos Aires and will be immediately deported to Ecuador. The details about this procedure will be offered this Friday by Bullrich herself and by Quinteros, who will give details at a press conference. Around midnight, with an escort of around twenty police and special forces vehicles, the contingent arrived at the Provincial Directorate of Aeronautics, from where they flew to Palomar, in Buenos Aires.

This is how they detained relatives of the Ecuadorian drug trafficker “Fito” Macías in Córdoba. (Gentleness)

Macías’s wife is being linked to the alleged murder of prosecutor César Suárez, who is investigating the takeover of the television channel and a large number of cases against Los Choneros, the organization led by Fito Macías.

The operation was so deployed that it caught the attention of neighbors, who shared images on social networks and in their contact groups. One of these videos alerted journalists from La Voz and after several consultations the information was confirmed. The images show the participation of air support from the police helicopter and a large number of mobile phones, with sirens, from both the Police and the National Gendarmerie.

The Megaoperativo videos

Who is Fito Macías

Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito”, leader of the dangerous drug organization Los Choneros, became known this year after escaping from his cell in the Litoral de Guayaquil prison where he was serving a 34-year sentence since 2011 for organized crime, drug trafficking and murder.

He escaped just before the army came looking for him to transfer him to a maximum security prison.

The Choneros, led by Macías, control drug trafficking in the Ecuadorian coastal province of Manabí, where the town of Chone is located, and have strong ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, in Mexico.

The Choneros are accused of hitmen, trafficking of narcotics, robbery and extortion. And it is believed that a detachment from his organization, the Chone killers, are linked to the execution of prosecutor César Suárez, who was investigating the takeover of the television channel and other crimes associated with drug crime.

This was the arrest of relatives of “Fito” Macías in Córdoba. (Gentleness)