Four hitmen, drug cartels and security failures: The murder of Fernando Villavicencio

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Four hitmen, drug cartels and security failures: The murder of Fernando Villavicencio

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The assassination of the Ecuadorian presidential candidate has revealed the scope of the criminal network gripping the country, where Mexican cartels and Colombian hitmen have gained a foothold.

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Juan Esteban Lewin
Carolina Mella

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Given the complexity of the investigation into the murder of Villavicencio, Ecuadorian authorities have requested the help of the FBI.
Before he was killed, Fernando Villavicencio had been threatened by Fito, the leader of the Los Choneros drug gang, which operates on the coast of Ecuador and is affiliated with the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico.
Ecuadorian police are also investigating Fabricio Colón Pico, the main micro trafficker in Quito, for his possible participation in the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio.
Fabricio Colón Pico's organization operates as an armed wing of the criminal group Los Lobos, the second-largest criminal gang in Ecuador, which, according to investigators, has ties to Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

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2023

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El País

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Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio
Ecuador

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https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-08-12/four-hitmen-drug-cartels-and-security-failures-the-murder-of-fernando-villavicencio.html

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Carolina Mella

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Juan Esteban Lewin

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Given the complexity of the investigation into the murder of Villavicencio, Ecuadorian authorities have requested the help of the FBI.

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