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Leaders Sinaloa Cartel (Mexico) and the border commands of the dissident Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are on the list “military targets of terrorist groups” published Government

Leaders Sinaloa Cartel (Mexico) and the border commands of the dissident Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are on the list “military targets of terrorist groups” published Government of Ecuador as part “internal armed conflict” that he took a stand against organized crime gangs.

The Presidency of Ecuador published early this Friday morning a list with the names and photographs of the main leaders of transnational organized crime groups whose illegal activities are mainly related to drugs spreadingaffects the territory of Ecuador.

The most important goals include Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambadawas considered the heir Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman within the Sinaloa cartel, as well as Giovanni Andres Rojas (“Aranya”), who is believed to be in charge of the border commands of the Second Marketalia, the largest dissident FARC.

With the distribution of this list, the existing link is confirmed. Ecuador on drug trafficking routes such as country of connectionn between cocaine production in Colombia and the Mexican cartels that are responsible for its delivery USA.

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, heir to Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman of the Sinaloa Cartel.

As part of this relationship, a number of Ecuadorian criminal gangs operate in Ecuador, which authorities consider to be the main causes of the wave of violence the country is experiencing, which has made it one of the highest murder rates in Latin America worldwide. 45 murders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023.

Ecuadorian crime lords featured on this list include Jose Adolfo Macias (‘Phyto’), considered the leader Chonerosthe largest and oldest criminal gang operating in the country and has been a fugitive since the beginning of the year, when he escaped from prison where he was serving a 34-year prison sentence for drug trafficking, organized crime and murder.

It’s also on this list Wilmer Chavarria (‘Pipo’), who supposedly acts as a leader WolvesLos Choneros’ main rival, and who is believed to be running this criminal organization from outside Ecuador.

Likewise, the Los Lobos group also has Carlos Angulo (‘Invisible’), whom Ecuadorian police identified as the suspected murder mastermind presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio last year, a crime he allegedly planned from prison.

Photo: Reuters | Daniel Noboa, President of Ecuador

Among them are Fabricio Colon Pico (“Captain Pico”), an alleged Los Lobos lieutenant who, earlier in the year, during a recorded series of simultaneous riots, managed to escape after being arrested following a complaint by Attorney General Diana Salazar that he was planning an attack on her.

With the President’s statement about “internal armed conflict” Daniel Noboa In early January, these criminal groups began to be considered terrorist groups and militant non-state actors who must be neutralized by police and military forces.

EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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