Ecuador · Politics
Key Facts
—Arrested individual Elías Baldor Bermeo, also known as “BB,” former mayor of Camilo Ponce Enríquez in Azuay province.
—Alleged role Prosecutors accuse him of being the main financier of the Los Lobos criminal gang.
—Funds allegedly moved Interior Minister John Reimberg stated Bermeo moved about US$3.2 million between 2023 and 2025 through mining companies.











