Two Los Águilas members held in Pedro Carbo raid; 5 bags of marijuana seized
Ecuadorian soldiers raided several houses in the canton of Pedro Carbo, Guayas, on military intelligence and arrested two men the Army linked to the Los Águilas organised crime group. The searches found 5 large bags of suspected marijuana along with cocaine and heroin, and the detainees and evidence were handed to the authorities.
🇪🇨 Pedro Carbo, Guayas · Ecuador
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Ecuadorian Army personnel carried out an offensive reconnaissance military
operation in the canton of Pedro Carbo, in the province of Guayas, acting on
military intelligence.[1]The soldiers searched several houses because they
knew that members of the Los Águilas organised crime group, which the Army said
was engaged in illicit activities, were present.[1]The Army described both
men arrested as presumed members of the Los Águilas group.[2]The two men
arrested were identified as Ángel E. Loor C., alias El Loco, and Arnold D. Muñoz
S., alias Arnold.[2]The Army said the two were involved in micro-trafficking.[2]The Army also linked them to contract killings, extortion and robbery of
trucks on the roads.[2]
The search of the houses produced 5 large bags of suspected marijuana.[1]Soldiers also recorded 4 envelopes of suspected cocaine, 105 bags of suspected
heroin, a video-surveillance camera and a mobile phone.[2]The evidence and
the two detainees were handed to the competent authorities for the corresponding
legal procedures.[1]
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Ángel E. Loor C., alias El Loco, and Arnold D. Muñoz S., alias Arnold, arrested in Pedro Carbo. Photo: Ejército de Ecuador.Photo details
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Open questions the AI reported
The article and the Army's statement give no separate date for the operation; 26 August 2026 is the publication date of both and is used as the incident date.
No weight was published for the 5 bags of suspected marijuana, so no cannabis quantity in kilograms can be recorded.
The substances were described only as presumed cocaine, marijuana and heroin, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
No charges, court appearance or outcome were reported for the two men arrested.
Two further Army operations in El Empalme and Salinas reported the same day are separate events, including one in which 70 doses of suspected marijuana were abandoned by two people who fled.
Only the Army's own statement and one newspaper account of the Pedro Carbo operation could be opened, so the details rest on a single military source.
Police arrested Linder Antonio Q. G., known as alias “Titán,” in Santo Domingo on 4 November 2026 during an operation linked to alleged weapons and drug distribution. Authorities reported marijuana and firearms among the evidence, but accounts disagree on the amount seized and the arrest date.
Ecuador's army detained three people riding one motorcycle during a CAMEX weapons control in Pifo, Quito, finding two bags of suspected marijuana and one bag of suspected cocaine. The detainees and the seized phones and cash were handed to judicial authorities for legal proceedings.
Police arrested a man in La Alborada, northern Guayaquil, on 7 August 2026 and seized 87 packages of marijuana, some of them flavoured. Police said the haul equalled about 87,000 doses for domestic consumption and was valued at about $34,000.
Ecuadorian police arrested two US citizens in Ponceano, in northern Quito, on 27 May 2026 and found 46 marijuana plants in pots in a property used as a growing, processing and sales centre. Interior Minister John Reimberg said both were high-danger targets wanted in North Carolina, and police said the raid was coordinated with the US Marshals Service.
