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Alleged Assassin Arrested: Ecuador's Villavicencio Linked to Cartels

3/19/2026

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Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales, Ecuadorian national and alleged Los Lobos ringleader, was arrested in Mexico and transferred to Colombia.
He is wanted for the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
He had entered Mexico with a forged passport and was under surveillance there.
Aguilar is linked to Mexican cartels and a dissident faction of the FARC.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro praised Colombia-Ecuador-Mexico cooperation against organized crime.

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Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales, Ecuadorian national and alleged Los Lobos ringleader, was arrested in Mexico and transferred to Colombia.
He is wanted for the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
He had entered Mexico with a forged passport and was under surveillance there.
Aguilar is linked to Mexican cartels and a dissident faction of the FARC.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro praised Colombia-Ecuador-Mexico cooperation against organized crime.