Leader of Ecuador-based criminal group Los Lobos arrested in Mexico City
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Angel Esteban Aguilar, suspected leader of the Los Lobos criminal group, was arrested in Mexico City.
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Angel Esteban Aguilar, the leader of the Ecuador-based criminal organization Los Lobos, was arrested in Mexico City while facing suspicion of orchestrating the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. The killing was a watershed moment in Ecuador's struggle with gang violence and corruption, drawing international attention to the country's security crisis. Aguilar's capture represents a significant breakthrough in the investigation into one of Ecuador's most high-profile murders and reflects intensifying law enforcement cooperation between Mexico and Ecuador targeting transnational criminal networks. Los Lobos has been implicated in multiple violent crimes across the region, and Aguilar's arrest could yield intelligence on the group's operations and financing. Extradition proceedings to Ecuador are expected to follow.
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Angel Esteban Aguilar, suspected of masterminding a 2023 assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate, was arrested in Mexico City.
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