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CommandEleven Intelligence Desk // Transnational Organized Crime Desk, status as of November 12, 2026
Bottom Line Up Front. The Chone Killers is an Ecuadorian street gang that the U.S. State Department designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist on July 2, 2026. Secretary Rubio cited "numerous attacks targeting civilians, law enforcement officers and government officials" and "high-profile assassinations of public officials." Police operations are reported, including a November 2024 Duran operation with 13 alleged members arrested, per Al Jazeera. Ecuador's Foreign Ministry thanked the U.S. for supporting President Noboa's decision to maintain an all-out fight against criminal organizations.
What We Could Not Source. Origin, leadership, allies, rivals, force strength and financial detail were not in sources we could verify. Treated as DATA DEFICIT. The map point uses Chone, Manabi, which is the name origin and is approximate.
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