A one million dollar reward has now been put up for information to help find the leader of one of the most dangerous drug cartels in Latin America, The Mirror reports.

Adolfo Macias Villamar, alias El Fito, is the leader of the feared Los Choneros criminal gang in Ecuador and escaped prison in January of last year. He broke out during a wave of violence that swept the country and authorities in Ecuador appear to be no nearer to finding him.

El Fito is known to have close ties to cartels in other countries including Colombia and Mexico. Los Choneros came to prominence in Ecuador in the 1990s in the Manabi province and since then they have developed into an important supplier of cocaine from Colombia to other parts of Latin America and the United States.

Ecuador’s Ministry of the Interior has stated on X that it is offering the reward of $1million to anyone providing information about his whereabouts.

The search for El Fito has intensified in recent months with the help of international organizations, including Interpol - which has issued a red notification for his capture in 196 countries.