Ecuador's Choneros leader Rasquiña assassinated in 2020, legacy of prison-based drug federation

InSight Crime profiles Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias 'Rasquiña,' the assassinated leader of Ecuador's Choneros gang, who transformed it into a nationwide prison-based criminal federation with transnational drug links. The profile confirms his death in 2020 and underscores the ongoing power vacuum and fragmentation within Ecuador's criminal landscape. This matters as it contextualizes current gang violence and cartel dynamics in Ecuador.