Los Lobos

Treasury’s 2024 assessment describes Los Lobos as an Ecuadorian splinter of Los Choneros involved in cocaine-linked trafficking, murder-for-hire and illegal gold mining. Its 2026 action identifies affiliated commercial networks. Neither assessment establishes audited organization-wide income.

Evidence as of 2026-08-20

Sources

1. Treasury Sanctions Ecuador’s Los Lobos Drug Trafficking Organization and Its Leader — U.S. Department of the Treasury; 2024-06-06
2. Treasury Sanctions Major Ecuador-Based Cocaine Network Linked to Violent Gangs and Mexican Cartels — U.S. Department of the Treasury; 2026-08-20

Historical and attributed reference. A source mention is not proof of current activity.