Ecuador’s Capture of Los Lobos Leader Exposes Global Crime Networks Threatening American Security

Wilmer Chavarría, known as ‘Pipo’, the ruthless head of Ecuador's feared criminal syndicate Los Lobos, was recently arrested in Málaga, Spain. Ecuadorian authorities are now preparing to extradite him home where he will likely face incarceration in a new maximum-security prison modeled on El Salvador’s tough anti-gang system. This capture is not merely a win for Ecuadorian law enforcement but a crucial moment exposing the failings of international crime control that directly jeopardize American sovereignty and security. Los Lobos, responsible for over 400 deaths in Ecuador alone, have risen by waging bloody turf wars and forging alliances with transnational drug...