Ecuador charges ex-minister over presidential candidate assassination case
Prosecutors accuse six others, including the leader of cartel Los Lobos, of having an indirect role in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio.
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Ángel Esteban Aguilar, also known as Lobo Menor, was arrested and returned to Ecuador for his role in Villavicencio's murder.
He is the President of Ecuador.
A presidential candidate and member of Ecuador's national assembly who was murdered in 2023.
José Serrano is a former interior minister charged in connection with the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio.
Luis Arboleda is a senior member of Los Lobos implicated in the murder of Villavicencio.
Wilmer 'Pipo' Chavarria is the head of the cartel Los Lobos, implicated in the assassination of Villavicencio.
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Prosecutors accuse six others, including the leader of cartel Los Lobos, of having an indirect role in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio.
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