Mario Pazmiño
Mario Pazmiño is an expert in security issues in Latin America, focusing on the impact of narcotrafficking and organized crime on national stability in Ecuador, where he highlights the alarming rise in violence and its consequences for governance.
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Mario Pazmiño commented on the connections between Los Choneros and the Sinaloa cartel.
Qué se sabe de Los Choneros y Los Lobos, las bandas de Ecuador que Estados Unidos declaró organizaciones terroristas
Bolivia· 2025-09-05
Mario Pazmiño stated that the megaband Los Choneros is linked to the Sinaloa cartel.
Qué se sabe de las bandas criminales Los Choneros y Los Lobos
Venezuela· 2025-09-05Mario Pazmiño, former Ecuadorian Army Intelligence chief, warned that drug traffickers will redirect their operations due to increased military presence in the Caribbean.
US warships’ Caribbean mission will divert drugs to the Pacific, experts warn
United States· 2025-09-04
Mario Pazmiño questions the content and scope of the new Intelligence Law approved by the Assembly.
‘Un sistema de inteligencia no trabaja para proteger a un partido político’, dice Mario Pazmiño, exjefe de Inteligencia del Ejército | Política | Noticias
Ecuador· 2025-06-17Mario Pazmiño warned that some articles of the project show a dangerous trend of converting the governing body of the National Intelligence System into an entity that not only coordinates and supervises but also intends to execute intelligence and counterintelligence operations.
El nuevo sistema nacional de inteligencia | Editoriales | OpiniónEcuador· 2025-06-12Retired Colonel Mario Pazmiño, former head of Army Intelligence, commented on the criminal bands operating in the area of the ambush.
Daniel Noboa declara duelo en Ecuador tras muerte de militares en emboscada de guerrilleros colombianos
Uruguay· 2025-05-10
Mario Pazmiño, an expert in security, supports Dávila's statements on the need for internal cleansing in the police force.
Tres cambios debe hacer la Policía con la llegada de un nuevo comandante, según expertos: ‘Una depuración es urgente’, señalan | Seguridad | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-05-04
Pazmiño pointed out that the government has failed to maintain control over the territory, which is exploited by organized crime.
Daniel Noboa y Luisa González, cabeza a cabeza según las encuestasUruguay· 2025-04-11
Mario Pazmiño warns about the implications of narcotrafficking and organized crime on national security.
Ecuador elige presidente bajo un estado de militarización y el despliegue de 100.000 soldados: ¿qué hay en juego?
Colombia· 2025-02-09
