Ecuador Conducts Operations Against Los Lobos and Los Choneros with the Support of US Forces.
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By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español Ecuador conducted a series of operations with support from the U.S. Southern Command and the DEA against structures linked to Los Lobos and Los Choneros, two of the country's main criminal organizations, according to U.S. and South American authorities.The operations, carried out simultaneously in The Post Ecuador conduct operations against Los Lobos and Los Choneros with support from U.S. forces appeared first…
The U.S. Drug Control Administration (DEA) congratulated the authorities of Ecuador for the results achieved in the operations Factoría and Jericho, which resulted in the dismantling of two narco-linked structures to the organized crime gangs Los Lobos and Los Choneros.
Proceedings in Guayas, Santo Domingo, El Oro, Los Ríos, Manabí and Esmeraldas were supported by DEA and SOUTHCOM and included a total of 36 house searches
The operations, called ‘Factoría’ and ‘Jericó’, were carried out by the Ecuadorian Police in coordination with the Prosecutor’s Office and the DEA and Southcom.
The cooperation between Ecuador and U.S. security agencies was strengthened on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 with the execution of two simultaneous operations against structures linked to drug trafficking. The interventions, called Jericho and Factoría, included the participation of the National Police, the Prosecutor’s Office, the Administration for Drug Control.
Laboratorios Factoría and Jericho: aircraft, more than $1 million and 43 detainees in Ecuador Operativo Factoría hit Los Lobos and left a plane found in Durán.Police seized more than $1 million and found fuel, weapons and clandestine clues.Operativa Jericho left 19 detainees and would be linked to Los Choneros.In several provinces of Ecuador, the National Police carried out two operations called Factoría and Jericho.Through these procedures, acc…
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