Quito police arrest Venezuelan suspect linked to Los Lobos gang in Cotocollao robberies

Ecuadorian police arrested a Venezuelan national in Cotocollao, Quito, allegedly tied to the Los Lobos criminal gang, for a series of armed robberies. The arrest is a local law-enforcement action; the gang's transnational dimension is noted but not elaborated. It signals ongoing gang-related crime in Ecuador but has no immediate macro impact.