BOGOTA, Colombia– Among Ecuador’s a lot of desired drug traffickers was caught Sunday, years after he fabricated his death and relocated to Spain.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa stated that Wilmer Chavarria, likewise called “Pipo,” was caught in the Spanish city of Malaga in a joint operation with Spanish cops. In a message on X, Spain’s National Authorities published a picture of Chavarria using a black and green track match as he was accompanied by law enforcement officer towards a police car.
Chavarria is thought to be the leader of Los Lobos, a drug trafficking group with around 8,000 fighters that was just recently designated a terrorist company by the United States. Los Lobos has actually been connected to political assassinations in Ecuador and has actually likewise been implicated of working carefully with Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Noboa stated Chavarria fabricated his death in 2021 throughout the COVID pandemic, got a brand-new identity and relocated to Spain, from where he collaborated drug deliveries, purchased assassinations and ran extortion rackets versus cash cow in Ecuador.
Ecuador was among the most tranquil nations in South America in the early 2010s. However the country of 18 million individuals has actually experienced a spike in murders and other violent criminal activities, as it ends up being a crucial transit point for drug produced in surrounding Colombia and Peru. Drug trafficking gangs have actually assaulted governmental prospects, community authorities and reporters as they defend control over ports and seaside cities.
Chavarria’s capture comes as Ecuadorians vote on a four-part referendum, where they will be asked if the country’s constitution must be changed to permit foreign nations to run military bases in Ecuador.
Noboa has actually argued that this reform is required to additional anti drug cooperation with nations like the United States and increase pressure on drug traffickers.
Source: The Washington Times.
