politics
March 18, 2026
Los Lobos drug lord arrested in Mexico: Involved in the assassination of presidential candidate
The leader of the Ecuadorian criminal group Los Lobos was arrested at Mexico City International Airport, Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced.
TL;DR
- Ángel Esteban Aguilar, alias Lobo Menor and leader of the Los Lobos criminal group, was arrested in Mexico City.
- He was on an Interpol red notice for drug trafficking, extortion, and murders.
- Aguilar is also linked to the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
- He was apprehended while trying to flee to Mexico using fraudulent Colombian documents.
- Los Lobos has evolved from a local gang into a major international drug trafficking organization.
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