(Reuters) -The United States State Department designated two Ecuadorean criminal groups, Los Choneros and Los Lobos, as foreign terrorist organizations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a public notice on Thursday.
Los Choneros alleged leader, Jose Adolfo “Fito” Macias Villamar, has been indicted on federal drug and gun charges in the United States, where he is currently being held. He has pleaded not guilty.
Both gangs were sanctioned by the United States in 2024.
(Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis; Writing by Brendan O’Boyle)
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