Monday, November 17, 2025

Notorious Ecuadorian drug kingpin Wilmer ‘Pipo’ Chavarria arrested in Spain 4 years after faking his death

Notorious Ecuadorian drug kingpin Wilmer ‘Pipo’ Chavarria arrested in Spain 4 years after faking his death


One of Ecuador’s most wanted drug traffickers was arrested in Spain on Sunday — four years after faking his own death from COVID-19 and allegedly controlling a drug trafficking group from afar, according to authorities.

Wilmer Chavarria, also known as “Pipo,” was arrested in Malaga in a joint operation with Spanish and Ecuadorian police, Spain’s National Police posted on X.

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