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Los Lobos Leader Captured in Spain After Faking Death
11/17/2025
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- Wilmer Chavarria, leader of the Los Lobos cartel, was captured in Malaga, Spain after faking his death in 2021.
- President Daniel Noboa announced the arrest.
- Chavarria coordinated drug shipments, ordered murders, and managed operations from prison between 2011 and 2019 while hiding in Europe.
- Jose Adolfo Macias was arrested in June, and several Los Lobos members were sentenced for Villavicencio's murder.
