Leandro Antonio Norero Tigua, alias El Patron, had been detained since Wednesday, May 25, 2022, along with six other people. He was prosecuted for allegedly directing a criminal organisation that included a swarm of companies selling vehicles, transport, exporters of raw materials, as well as service establishments. 'El Patron' began his criminal activities in 2006 and was arrested for illegal possession of weapons. During the following years, it seems, he obtained the support of the politicians of the day, which allowed him to weave networks for drug trafficking from the ports of Guayaquil and Machala. Norero, who had a disability card of 44%, was considered by the anti-narcotics and intelligence authorities as one of the main drug traffickers and money launderers generated by different illegal activities. Resources that had financed the criminal actions of mega gangs such as Los Lobos, Los Tiguerones, Lagartos and Chone Killers. Organizations that have been identified as the armed arms of the Jalisco New Generation cartel. The figure of Norero gained relevance after the murder of Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias Rasquiña, in December 2020. Rasquiña was the leader of Los Choneros, the armed wing of the Sinaloa cartel. Note updated at 7:30 p.m. on October 3, 2022, with the confirmation of the murder of Leandro Norero