
The Ecuadorian government delivered a significant blow to organized crime over the weekend after arresting the leader of Los Lobos, considered the country's most powerful and violent criminal group.
In a statement on X, President Daniel Noboa confirmed the capture of Wilmer Geovanny Chavarría Barré, also known as "Pipo." Noboa described him as the region's most wanted criminal and the top figure behind Los Lobos.