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Ecuador Says Spanish Justice Releases Alleged Criminal Leader Wanted for Extradition

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QUITO (AP) — Ecuador said Wednesday that Spanish authorities released a suspected criminal leader whom the Andean nation accuses of terrorism and drug trafficking and against whom it is seeking extradition. The man is William Alcívar, alias “Commander Willy,” identified as the head of Los Tiguerones, a criminal organization that Ecuadorian police link to crimes including drug trafficking, illegal mining, contract killings, murder, and kidnapping…

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The Ecuadorian Interior Minister considered that the release in Spain of William Alcívar Bautista ('Willy'), leader of the criminal group Los Tiguerones, is an "attempt against security" of that European country.

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QUITO (AP) — Ecuador said Wednesday that Spanish authorities released a suspected criminal leader whom the Andean nation accuses of terrorism and drug trafficking and against whom it is seeking extradition. The man is William Alcívar, alias “Commander Willy,” identified as the head of Los Tiguerones, a criminal organization that Ecuadorian police link to crimes including drug trafficking, illegal mining, contract killings, murder, and kidnapping…

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Willian Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias 'Black Willy' or 'Commander Willy', was released in Spain.

Once again, Spanish justice shows that it does not know what it has in its hands. After previous releases of suspects who ended up in flight, such as those of Karim Bouyakhrichan, one of the chiefs of the Mocro Mafia, or Fikri Amellah, considered one of the biggest drug lords in Southern Europe, an even more disturbing news has just been known: William Jofre Alcívar Bautista, alias El Negro Willy or El Comandante Willy, has been released by orde…

The National Government stated that it met all the requirements for the extradition of William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias ‘Black Willy’, arrested in Spain for crimes of terrorism, organized crime and kidnapping, despite the fact that that country ordered his release.

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El Comercio broke the news in on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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