Los Choneros is an international organized crime group originating from Chone, Ecuador, with headquarters in Guayaquil. Founded around 2005 by Jorge Bismark Véliz España, it engages in drug trafficking, extortion, murder, and other crimes. The group has alliances with the Sinaloa Cartel, Albanian mafia, 'Ndrangheta, and Cosa Nostra. It is currently active with over 10,000 members and has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States.
CRIMENET has extracted 46 linkages for this organization, including 14 cooperative ties across 7 organizations, 23 conflicts across 7 organizations, 9 other connections and footprints in 5 countries.
Los Choneros work with groups in Colombia, Peru, and Mexico, in order to traffic drugs like cocaine into the United States.
Los Choneros work with groups in Colombia, Peru, and Mexico, in order to traffic drugs like cocaine into the United States.
Los Choneros work with groups in Colombia, Peru, and Mexico, in order to traffic drugs like cocaine into the United States.
Los Choneros work with groups in Colombia, Peru, and Mexico, in order to traffic drugs like cocaine into the United States.
la 'Ndrangheta italiana y la Cosa nostra