Spanish court to rule on Ecuador's extradition request for alleged drug lord 'Pipo'

The Spanish National Court is set to hear a case on the extradition of alleged Ecuadorian drug trafficker Wilmer Chavarría, also known as 'Pipo'. Ecuador seeks his return to serve a 16-year sentence for three homicides, a request that the prosecution does not oppose. The hearing will also consider a recent extradition request from the United States, which accuses 'Pipo' of attempting to smuggle five tons of cocaine into the country.

Chavarría, identified as the leader of Los Lobos, one of Ecuador's most powerful criminal organizations, was apprehended in Málaga, Spain, in November 2025. He had reportedly entered Spain in 2022 using a false identity after faking his death in Ecuador and is believed to have undergone seven facial surgeries to evade recognition. He has been held in a prison in Zaragoza awaiting the resolution of the extradition requests.

During a February hearing related to Ecuador's extradition request, 'Pipo' made accusations against Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, alleging his involvement in the 2023 murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio and accusing him of drug trafficking. Chavarría provided no evidence for these claims at the time but is expected to reiterate them during Monday's hearing, according to legal sources. The Ecuadorian extradition request stems from Chavarría's conviction for his role in a 2010 bank robbery where $38,000 was stolen, and three people were killed during the escape.

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