“Char” for Borderland Beat
This article was translated and reposted from RIODOCE
Ecuador published a list of “military targets of terrorist groups” that includes the Sinaloa Cartel, and among the top targets is Ismael El Mayo Zambada, Chapo Guzman’s successor.
The announcement is part of the Ecuadorian government’s “internal armed conflict” against organized crime gangs operating in its territory.
The name of Giovanny Andrés Rojas, “El Araña”, allegedly in charge of the border commandos of the Second Marquetalia, the main dissidence of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), also appears.
This announcement highlights Ecuador’s role as a connecting country in the drug trafficking routes between Colombia and the Mexican cartels so that drugs can be moved to the United States.
The list also includes leaders of Ecuadorian criminal gangs, such as José Adolfo Macías, Fito, leader of Los Choneros, who is on the run after escaping from prison where he was serving a long sentence for drug trafficking, organized crime and murder.
Also on the list are Wilmer Chavarría, Pipo, alleged leader of Los Lobos, the main rival of Los Choneros, and Carlos Angulo, El Invisible, accused of murdering presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
