The Latest Breaking News from Los Choneros

Gang leader’s influencer daughter who flaunted piles of cash gets caught up in $25 million case

Flaunting money online can get you arrested.

We Got This Covered · Oct 9

'Jail or Hell' for Alleged Los Lobos Suspect: Ecuador Minister Says 'La Muerte' Made Victims To Dig Own Graves

Ecuadorian authorities arrested alleged Los Lobos enforcer Hermes Ponce, known as 'La Muerte', in Naranjal, while separately detaining a suspected Los Choneros leader in El Oro.

International Business Times UK · Sep 21

Trump Redirects $52 Million In Military Aid To Peru And 3 Latin American Nations In Western Hemisphere Shift

The State Department is moving $52M from Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia and Iraq to Panama, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia after Rubio's tour.

Latin Times · Sep 17

High-Ranking Ecuadorian Gang Member To Be Extradited To U.S. On Drug Charges

A high-ranking member of the "Los Choneros" gang will be extradited to the United States following a ruling by Ecuador's highest court.

International Business Times · Apr 23

Mexico Arrests Alleged Cartel Ringleader 'Lobo Menor' Linked to Killing of Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate

Mexican authorities arrested a man wanted in Colombia and Ecuador for allegedly carrying out the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in 2023.

Latin Times · Mar 22

Alleged Leader of Top Ecuadorian Cartel Arrested in Spain After Years on the Run

Ecuadorian officials said Wilmer Geovanny Chavarría Barré had previously faked his death and assumed a new identity to hide in Europe while continuing to direct his criminal network from abroad.

Latin Times · Nov 18, 2025

Deadly Riots in Ecuador Prison Leaves More Than 30 Inmates Dead, 27 by Asphyxiation

Ecuador's Interior Minister John Reimberg said inmates across the country have been staging violent uprisings to prevent their transfer to new maximum-security prisons.

Latin Times · Nov 15, 2025

14 Killed As Rival Ecuadoran Inmates Fight With Guns, Explosives

Inmates in Ecuador fought each other with guns and explosives in a riot that left 13 prisoners and a guard dead, police said Monday.

International Business Times · Sep 22, 2025

Who Are Los Choneros and Los Lobos, the Ecuador Cartels the U.S. Just Declared Terrorist Groups?

Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Ecuadorian capital to declare two Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations.

Latin Times · Sep 4, 2025

Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels' Influence in Ecuador Fuels Wave of Violence, Report Finds

Mexican cartels, particularly the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels, have entrenched themselves in Ecuador, partnering with local gangs that have adopted brutal tactics of violence, extortion, and corruption.

Latin Times · Aug 31, 2025