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The Trump administration<\/a> is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Los Choneros leader, a gang the State Department designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in September.<\/p>\n

The State Department\u2019s Narcotics Reward Program announced the reward Thursday for Ecuadorian fugitive Francisco Manuel Berm\u00fadez Cagua, also known as “Churron,” as the gang he belongs to is allegedly responsible for trafficking drugs and firearms into the U.S. and carrying out extreme acts of violence.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old is charged with international cocaine distribution conspiracy, international cocaine distribution and using firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, according to a superseding indictment filed in the Eastern District of New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Eastern District of New York brought the charges, and the superseding indictment was unsealed in June.<\/p>\n

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“As alleged, Berm\u00fadez Cagua is a top lieutenant within the leadership of Los Choneros, an extremely violent foreign terrorist organization<\/a> responsible for pumping drugs into the United States, causing harm to our communities, and wreaking havoc in his homeland of Ecuador,” U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. for the Eastern District of New York said. “The significant reward being offered by the State Department underscores our resolve to bring Los Choneros\u2019s leadership to justice in a U.S. courthouse and eradicate such organizations.”<\/p>\n

Co-conspirator Jos\u00e9 Adolfo Mac\u00edas Villamar, also known as “Fito,” 46, was extradited to New York in July 2025. The Department of Justice said he is an Ecuadorian citizen who also faces international drug trafficking and firearms charges.<\/p>\n

Dar\u00edo Javier Pe\u00f1afiel Nieto, also known as “Topo,” 35, is a co-conspirator in the superseding indictment and is currently in custody in Ecuador.<\/p>\n

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“We will use every tool in our arsenal to stop the brutal criminals who are trafficking deadly drugs into our country,” Chris Landberg of the U.S. Department of State\u2019s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement<\/a> Affairs said. “We are offering a reward of up to $5 million under the Narcotics Rewards Program for information leading to the arrest and\/or conviction of Berm\u00fadez Cagua.”<\/p>\n

The indictment alleges that Los Choneros was one of the most violent transnational criminal organizations operating out of Ecuador.<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s network moved multi-ton quantities of cocaine from South America<\/a>, funneling shipments through Central America, Mexico and the U.S., among other locations, the indictment alleges.<\/p>\n

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The co-conspirators are accused of directing and ordering acts of violence to advance the organization\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n

The State Department designated Los Choneros as an FTO in September 2025.<\/p>\n

“Berm\u00fadez Cagua is a high-ranking narco-terrorist<\/a> whose actions have fueled the flow of cocaine into the United States and sown chaos in Ecuador,” U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration administrator Terrance Cole said. “The DEA is resolute in its mission to turn up the pressure and bring this dangerous individual to justice.”<\/p>\n

The DEA encourages anyone with information about Berm\u00fadez Cagua\u2019s whereabouts to contact the agency at Ecuadortips@dea.gov or +593-988-292-235, where all information will be kept confidential.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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