The Trump effect appears to have spread to Ecuador as authorities there arrested one of their most significant, violent drug lords.

The arrest took place this week when Ecuadoran authorities, working in partnership with U.S. authorities, arrested Jose Adolfo “Fito” Macias, the leader of “Los Choneros” Cartel and a man considered to be one of the most powerful and violent drug lords in Ecuador. The arrest carried such significance that Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa himself made the announcement in a series of social media posts claiming that the capture was due to a series of laws he and his followers pushed, which called for a hardline…

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