Latin American Cartel/Gang Landscape

Multiple developments: US Treasury sanctions Ecuador cocaine networks (Los Choneros/Los Lobos, Sinaloa, CJNG); fuel smuggling from Texas to Mexico now rivals narcotics as top cartel income ($12-21B/year); CJNG regional boss 'Tío Lako' evades capture; incineration site in Matamoros; Ecuador gang leader 'Gato Jeremy' captured; Costa Rica extradites 'Macho Coca'. Analysis calls for network strategy over decapitation. Cartels expanding to Nigeria.