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Members of Los Lobos were involved in several prison riots across Ecuador. On 28 September 2021, a dispute between Los Lobos and Los Choneros in the Litoral Penitentiary, Guayaquil, led to a riot that killed 123 inmates and injured over 80. It was the deadliest prison riot in Ecuador's history. [11]
The United States in February sanctioned another major Ecuadorean gang, Los Choneros. Los Lobos has thousands of members and began as a gang of hitmen working under Los Choneros, the Treasury ...
6 November: During a police operation in Machala, five members of Los Lobos gang were arrested. [33] 10 November: Álex Salazar, leader of Los Tiguerones, was released from Litoral Penitentiary after serving 60% of his sentence. [34] After Salazar was released, clashes broke out at Litoral Penitentiary, leaving three dead. [35] 12 November:
In 1986, members of Los Lobos appeared alongside Tomata du Plenty in the punk rock musical Population: 1. In 1987, they released a second album, By the Light of the Moon . In the same year, they recorded some Ritchie Valens covers for the soundtrack of the film La Bamba , including the title track , which became a number one single for the band ...
Ecuador has been struggling to bring violence under control amid a 90-day state of emergency declared to tackle 22 gangs, including Los Lobos, which are considered terrorist groups.
Ecuador’s prison system has turned into the headquarters for criminal groups that have amassed foot soldiers and influence across the country, say experts. In less than a decade, organized crime ...
On 28 September 2021, a dispute between Los Lobos and Los Choneros in the Litoral Penitentiary, Guayaquil, led to a riot that killed 123 inmates and injured over 80, becoming the deadliest prison riot in Ecuador's history. [4] In that riot, members of the Los Tiguerones gang attacked inmates in pavilions 1 and 3 and beheaded five of them. [5]
This is a list of known gang members. The term gang member refers to a criminal who is a member of a crime organization. The terms are widely used in reference to people associated or affiliated with street gangs, prison gangs, and biker gangs. Big A, Spider Monkey (unconfirmed, Parts unknown, affiliation unknown - possibly urban legends )