Overview

• Ecuadoran authorities charged Richard Cabrera with femicide for the November 24, 2011, stabbing death of a woman in Loja after an INTERPOL Red Notice was issued.
• The District of Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested the 50-year-old in Oxford on June 17 following leads from U.S. Marshals and partner agencies.
• Investigators determined Cabrera entered the United States without legal documentation and lived under an assumed name for several years.
• He is currently detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as he awaits formal removal proceedings.
• The operation highlights cross-border collaboration among U.S. federal agencies, Ecuadorian authorities and INTERPOL in tracking international fugitives.