The U.S. is designating Ecuador's two largest gangs — Los Choneros and Los Lobos — as foreign terrorist organizations.
The U.S. is designating Ecuador's largest gangs as terrorists
The U.S. is designating Ecuador's two largest gangs — Los Choneros and Los Lobos — as foreign terrorist organizations.
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September 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The U.S. is designating Ecuador's two largest gangs — Los Choneros and Los Lobos — as foreign terrorist organizations.
Recaptured leader of Ecuador's Los Choneros criminal gang agrees to be extradited to US https://twp.ai/4ioJHs
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Recaptured leader of Ecuador's Los Choneros criminal gang agrees to be extradited to US
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July 12, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Recaptured leader of Ecuador's Los Choneros criminal gang agrees to be extradited to US https://twp.ai/4ioJHs
Intelligence confirmed the vessel was operating in support of the Los Choneros violent narco-terrorist organization.
September 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Intelligence confirmed the vessel was operating in support of the Los Choneros violent narco-terrorist organization.
US STATE DEPT: RUBIO ANNOUNCED DESIGNATIONS OF LOS CHONEROS, LOS LOBOS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS, AND SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL TERRORISTS
September 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
US STATE DEPT: RUBIO ANNOUNCED DESIGNATIONS OF LOS CHONEROS, LOS LOBOS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS, AND SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL TERRORISTS
The Los Lobos or Choneros cartel will kidnap them for ransom.
July 14, 2026 at 11:23 PM
The Los Lobos or Choneros cartel will kidnap them for ransom.
Militares dos EUA afundaram embarcação no Pacífico, alegando que apoiava a 'organização narcoterrorista violenta' de Los Choneros, com sede no Equador www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/...
August 29, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Militares dos EUA afundaram embarcação no Pacífico, alegando que apoiava a 'organização narcoterrorista violenta' de Los Choneros, com sede no Equador www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/...
Intelligence confirmed the vessel's involvement with the Los Choneros violent narco-terrorist organization. Individuals removed from the vessel have been transferred to Ecuadorian authorities. After clearing the vessel and disembarking the crew, U.S. forces sank it.
September 17, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Intelligence confirmed the vessel's involvement with the Los Choneros violent narco-terrorist organization. Individuals removed from the vessel have been transferred to Ecuadorian authorities. After clearing the vessel and disembarking the crew, U.S. forces sank it.
Last night, Ecuador captured José Adolfo Macías Villamar, aka Fito, leader of the “Los Choneros” criminal organization.
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June 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Last night, Ecuador captured José Adolfo Macías Villamar, aka Fito, leader of the “Los Choneros” criminal organization.
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US State Department designates Los Choneros and Los Lobos criminal groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17067.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17067.pdf
September 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
US State Department designates Los Choneros and Los Lobos criminal groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17067.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17067.pdf
The wife and daughter of "Fito," the jailed Choneros leader, were captured in Santander, Colombia, on an Interpol red notice. Ecuadorian prosecutors say those charged in the Blanqueo Fito case laundered over US$25 million. Learn more in this week's #OntheRadar https://bit.ly/4hv7mZ6
October 1, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The wife and daughter of "Fito," the jailed Choneros leader, were captured in Santander, Colombia, on an Interpol red notice. Ecuadorian prosecutors say those charged in the Blanqueo Fito case laundered over US$25 million. Learn more in this week's #OntheRadar https://bit.ly/4hv7mZ6
As we all know, calling everything terrorism has been a terrible mistake responsible for lots of carnage in the world. I've come to believe the same about calling anything terrorism. www.state.gov/releases/202...
Terrorist Designations of Los Choneros and Los Lobos - United States Department of State
Today, Secretary Rubio announced the designations of Los Choneros and Los Lobos as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). Los Choneros and Los Lob...
www.state.gov
September 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
As we all know, calling everything terrorism has been a terrible mistake responsible for lots of carnage in the world. I've come to believe the same about calling anything terrorism. www.state.gov/releases/202...
The U.S. Southern Command on Monday sank another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros. It was the latest action by the U.S. against boats and vessels in Latin America that it said were involved in drug trafficking. This was t...
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US sinks an Ecuadorian boat in the Pacific it alleges is tied to drug trafficking
The U.S. Southern Command has sunk another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros
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September 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The U.S. Southern Command on Monday sank another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros. It was the latest action by the U.S. against boats and vessels in Latin America that it said were involved in drug trafficking. This was t...
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Capturan en Colombia a la esposa y a la hija de "Fito", líder de la banda ecuatoriana Los Choneros.
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Capturan en Colombia a la esposa y a la hija de "Fito", líder de la banda ecuatoriana Los Choneros
Las dos mujeres, Inda Peñarrieta y Michelle Macías Peñarrieta, eran consideradas "objetivos de alto valor", de acuerdo con el ministro del Interior
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September 27, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Capturan en Colombia a la esposa y a la hija de "Fito", líder de la banda ecuatoriana Los Choneros.
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U.S. SOUTHCOM says the vessel was a "floating refueling station" for go-fast drug boats tied to Los Choneros, an Ecuadorian gang the U.S. designates as narcoterrorist.
Marines and sailors from the USS San Antonio boarded the vessel.
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Marines and sailors from the USS San Antonio boarded the vessel.
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August 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
U.S. SOUTHCOM says the vessel was a "floating refueling station" for go-fast drug boats tied to Los Choneros, an Ecuadorian gang the U.S. designates as narcoterrorist.
Marines and sailors from the USS San Antonio boarded the vessel.
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Marines and sailors from the USS San Antonio boarded the vessel.
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Ecuador's most wanted drug lord 'Fito' captured in 'underground bunker'
Ecuador's most wanted drug lord 'Fito' captured in 'underground bunker'
The leader of Los Choneros gang, Adolfo Macías Villamar, had been on the run for 17 months.
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June 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Ecuador's most wanted drug lord 'Fito' captured in 'underground bunker'
RAYA revela contratos, documentos y fotografías que conectan a la empresa Jamilsecurity con el entorno de alias Fito, jefe de Los Choneros, una de las bandas criminales más poderosas de Ecuador. La empresa de seguridad obtuvo al menos tres millonarios contratos con entidades públicas
Empresa de seguridad ligada a alias Fito contrató 3.1 millones de dólares con el gobierno de Daniel
#ATENCIÓN RAYA revela contratos, documentos y fotografías que conectan alias Fito, jefe de Los Choneros, una de las bandas criminales más poderosas de Ecuador, con la empresa Jamilsecurity, que obtuvo...
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May 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
RAYA revela contratos, documentos y fotografías que conectan a la empresa Jamilsecurity con el entorno de alias Fito, jefe de Los Choneros, una de las bandas criminales más poderosas de Ecuador. La empresa de seguridad obtuvo al menos tres millonarios contratos con entidades públicas
EE.UU. anuncia una recompensa de hasta 5 millones de dólares por información que permita la captura del líder de la banda ecuatoriana Los Choneros.
EE.UU. ofrece una recompensa de cinco millones de dólares por la captura del líder de la banda ecuatoriana Los Choneros - EFE
Estados Unidos anunció una recompensa de hasta 5 millones de dólares por información que permita la captura del líder de la banda criminal ecuatoriana Los Choneros, Francisco Bermúdez Cagua, alias El Churrón.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
EE.UU. anuncia una recompensa de hasta 5 millones de dólares por información que permita la captura del líder de la banda ecuatoriana Los Choneros.
Llegan a Ecuador la esposa y la hija del narcotraficante ecuatoriano José Adolfo Macías Villamar ('Fito'), líder de Los Choneros, tras ser expulsadas de Colombia.
Ambas mujeres fueron detenidas el domingo, acusadas de blanqueo de dinero.
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Ambas mujeres fueron detenidas el domingo, acusadas de blanqueo de dinero.
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September 30, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Llegan a Ecuador la esposa y la hija del narcotraficante ecuatoriano José Adolfo Macías Villamar ('Fito'), líder de Los Choneros, tras ser expulsadas de Colombia.
Ambas mujeres fueron detenidas el domingo, acusadas de blanqueo de dinero.
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Ambas mujeres fueron detenidas el domingo, acusadas de blanqueo de dinero.
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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The U.S. Southern Command on Monday sank another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros.
US sinks an Ecuadorian ship in the Pacific it alleges is tied to drug trafficking
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The U.S. Southern Command on Monday sank another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros.
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September 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The U.S. Southern Command on Monday sank another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO shows the capture of Fito, the fugitive Ecuadorian drug lord under U.S. indictment on drug and weapons charges, from the subterranean bunker under his luxury coastal home
Arturo Torres reports from Quito with @schmidtsam.bsky.social
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Arturo Torres reports from Quito with @schmidtsam.bsky.social
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A notorious drug lord hid in his bunker. Then the authorities closed in.
Video, images and transcripts show the Ecuadorian operation to recapture escaped drug lord José Adolfo Macías Villamar, the Los Choneros leader known as Fito.
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July 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO shows the capture of Fito, the fugitive Ecuadorian drug lord under U.S. indictment on drug and weapons charges, from the subterranean bunker under his luxury coastal home
Arturo Torres reports from Quito with @schmidtsam.bsky.social
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Arturo Torres reports from Quito with @schmidtsam.bsky.social
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En collaboration avec l'Équateur, l'US Navy a intercepté une vedette rapide dans l'est du Pacifique qui soutenait l'organisation narcoterroriste Los Choneros. Après avoir évacué les trafiquants à bord pour les transférer aux autorités équatoriennes, les forces américaines ont coulé le navire.
September 3, 2026 at 1:52 AM
En collaboration avec l'Équateur, l'US Navy a intercepté une vedette rapide dans l'est du Pacifique qui soutenait l'organisation narcoterroriste Los Choneros. Après avoir évacué les trafiquants à bord pour les transférer aux autorités équatoriennes, les forces américaines ont coulé le navire.
US STATE DEPARTMENT DESIGNATES ECUADOR GANGS LOS CHONEROS AND LOS LOBOS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS, PER FEDERAL REGISTER
September 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
US STATE DEPARTMENT DESIGNATES ECUADOR GANGS LOS CHONEROS AND LOS LOBOS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS, PER FEDERAL REGISTER
Competition between Los Lobos and Los Choneros gangs drove escalating violence in #Ecuador in 2025. After Los Choneros’ leader was extradited to the United States, Los Lobos expanded into rival territory, sparking turf wars with severe consequences.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Competition between Los Lobos and Los Choneros gangs drove escalating violence in #Ecuador in 2025. After Los Choneros’ leader was extradited to the United States, Los Lobos expanded into rival territory, sparking turf wars with severe consequences.
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Gobierno de Trump hunde sexto barco ecuatoriano ligado a "Los Choneros" y al Cártel de Sinaloa.
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https://latinus.us/eu/2026/9/8/gobierno-de-trump-hunde-sexto-barco-ecuatoriano-ligado-los-choneros-al-cartel-de-sinaloa-183806.html
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https://latinus.us/eu/2026/9/8/gobierno-de-trump-hunde-sexto-barco-ecuatoriano-ligado-los-choneros-al-cartel-de-sinaloa-183806.html
September 9, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Gobierno de Trump hunde sexto barco ecuatoriano ligado a "Los Choneros" y al Cártel de Sinaloa.
#Latinus #InformaciónParaTi
https://latinus.us/eu/2026/9/8/gobierno-de-trump-hunde-sexto-barco-ecuatoriano-ligado-los-choneros-al-cartel-de-sinaloa-183806.html
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https://latinus.us/eu/2026/9/8/gobierno-de-trump-hunde-sexto-barco-ecuatoriano-ligado-los-choneros-al-cartel-de-sinaloa-183806.html