Choneros’ Extraditions to US Will Test Ecuador’s Kingpin Strategy The extraditions to the United States of key members of the Choneros is a litmus test for Ecuador’s kingpin strategy of culling criminal organizations from the top down. The extraditions could lower crime and violence in Ecuador and permanently disable the Choneros, but only if the government implements other crime-fighting measures that debilitate the fragmented groups that often emerge from such abrupt decapitations. The post Choneros’ Extraditions to US Will Test Ecuador’s Kingpin Strategy appeared first on InSight Crime .