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Los Tiguerones

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FTOForeign Terrorist Organization // Designated Sep 10, 2026 // U.S. State Dept.

Profile Overview //

Organization Type
Prison-Origin Gang
Designation Status
US FTO and SDGT
FTO Designation
Yes Sep 10, 2026
Designation Detail
FTO and SDGT designation announced Sept 9, 2026; listed Sept 10, 2026 by the U.S. State Department.
Area of Operation
South America
Force Strength
DATA DEFICIT: No sourced figure.
Leadership
William Joffre Alcivar ("Comandante Willy"), per Rio Times
Headquarters
Ecuador (location within country not sourced)
Coordinates
-2.1710, -79.9224
Last Verified
2026-11-12

Operational Brief //

CommandEleven Intelligence Desk // Transnational Organized Crime Desk, status as of November 12, 2026

Bottom Line Up Front. Los Tiguerones is described by the Rio Times as one of Ecuador's most violent prison-born gangs. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced its designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist in Quito on September 9, 2026; the State Department list shows September 10. The State Department rationale cites narcotrafficking and attacks on civilians, security forces and journalists, including the 2024 armed takeover of a television station on live broadcast. The designation does not create automatic extradition.

What We Could Not Source. Founding date, force strength, territorial control, financial flows and allies or rivals were not found in sources we could verify. Treated as DATA DEFICIT.

History, Goals and Doctrine //

Ideology

None. Profit-driven criminal enterprise.

Terror Group Links //

Link Nature

Logistical / Smuggling

Evidence Tier

DATA DEFICIT

Capabilities and Finance //

Weaponry Focus

Small Arms (Pistols/Rifles)

Technology Profile

DATA DEFICIT: No sourced assessment. We do not publish technical specifics.

Financial Vectors

Narcotics Trafficking

Cyber Assessment

DATA DEFICIT: No sourced information.

Governance and Control //

Territorial Controllers

DATA DEFICIT: Plaza-level controllers are not publicly mapped.

Administrative Responsibility

DATA DEFICIT: No sourced information.

Administrative HQ

DATA DEFICIT: Not publicly confirmed.

Command Table

DATA DEFICIT: No sourced information.

Court Registry

DATA DEFICIT: No sourced information.

Sources //

Sources