Navy Confiscates Arsenal In Sanalona And Las Tapias: Sinaloa

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from RIODOCE 

Author: Alejandro Monjardín

Date | November 6, 2024

Time | 9:14 am

The Secretary of the Navy secured weapons, magazines, cartridges, tactical equipment and tire irons in the towns of Sanalona and Las Tapias.

Semar informed that the seizure was made in the towns of Alcoyonqui, in Sanalona; and in La Guamuchilera, El Talayote, Los Vasitos and Las Flechas, in Las Tapias.

According to the Semar, as a result of field and cabinet work, aerial and ground surveillance patrols were carried out by Marine Infantry and Special Operations personnel, resulting in the location of weapons for the exclusive use of the armed forces.

The agents secured long arms, disc magazines, cartridges of different calibers, vests, ballistic helmets and tire irons.

All the seized goods were handed over to the competent authorities for the integration of the investigation file.

SOURCE: RIODOCE 

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19 Cars Stolen Every Day During Battle Between Mayos And Chapos

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from RIODOCE 

Author: Roxana Vivanco

Date | November 4, 2024

Time | 5:00 pm

The internal conflict within the Sinaloa Cartel has increased crime in the state, mainly in the central zone, where security operations have not been able to reduce the incidence of crime.

“Look my people, this is the reality that we are living in Culiacán, they just took our van, they took our van, and they were very sensitive, they let us take some things down... The lady over there (a woman dressed in black is seen next to a military vehicle) just had her van taken away. She was moving her belongings and they took everything from her... The man (showing a man in a blue T-shirt sitting on a bench) had his vehicle taken away too, and they didn't let him take anything down either. The situation is terrible,” says a woman in a video recorded on October 30 on the Culiacán-Mazatlán highway.

The incident occurred in the vicinity of Elota. The day before, on the same road, but near Costa Rica, an armed group robbed the Undersecretary of Human Rights, Patricia Figueroa, and the Commissioner for the Search for Disappeared Persons, Karina Marquez, of a pickup truck. And on October 7, in the same area, in two almost simultaneous events, a commando stole the vehicles in which the then elected mayor of Mazatlan, Estrella Palacios, and the mayor of San Ignacio, Octavio Bastidas, were traveling.

In Sinaloa, car theft has skyrocketed since the beginning of the internal struggle of the Sinaloa Cartel, and neither the arrival of military elements nor the reinforcement of security operations and the implementation of surveillance points have managed to contain the crime. Plataforma México reports that since September 9, when the internal struggle of the Sinaloa Cartel began, and up to November 1, 1,053 vehicles have been stolen in the state, mostly in the central zone.

The thefts, with the use of violence, have been perpetrated by commandos or armed individuals, and have occurred since the beginning of the conflict. And far from decreasing, they have been increasing. From September 9 to 30, 370 units were stolen, in October 661 and on November 1, 22 more.

In other words, in 54 days of conflict between Chapos and Mayos, an average of 19 vehicles have been stolen every day in the state.

From January to August, 1,825 cars were stolen in the state, an average of seven every day.

NARCOBLOCKINGS. With cars taken.

The October figure is also the highest since January 2023, when 871 were reported. On the 5th of that month, Ovidio Guzmán was arrested in the Jesús María syndicate, in what is known as the second Culiacanazo. On that occasion, armed groups also carried out vehicle thefts that were burned or used in the so-called narco-blockades.

The highest historical figure reported by the State Attorney General's Office is from August 2011, when 950 vehicles were stolen.

According to FGE statistics, more than 350 of the total number of vehicles stolen last October occurred in the central part of the state, where since September 9 the Chapos and Mayos have been engaged in an internal struggle, mainly in Culiacán, Eldorado and Navolato, as well as in southern municipalities such as Elota and San Ignacio.

Some of the stolen vehicles, which also include buses and trailers, have been burned and/or used in road blockades, mainly on the Culiacán-Mazatlán highway, the highway to Eldorado, highway Mexico 15 or within the urban area of the capital city, and others have been used in criminal acts.

The Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions (AMIS) reports that in Sinaloa 78 percent of vehicle thefts involve the use of violence. In Culiacán, videos shared on social networks show armed men threatening victims to get them to hand over their cars. In most cases they succeed and in other cases they have failed, as happened on October 12 in the Santa Fe sector, when three subjects were killed when they tried to rob an agent of the Protective Services Directorate of the State Public Security Secretariat, who was armed.

On October 24, two UAS students, one a medical student and the other an architecture student, were killed during the alleged attempted robbery of the vehicle in which they were traveling on Heroico Colegio Militar road in the Emiliano Zapata neighborhood. Another person waiting for the truck died at the scene and another was injured.

In contrast to the increase in vehicle theft, the Elite Group of the State Preventive Police and the Specialized Unit for Vehicle Theft Investigation of the State Attorney General's Office have managed to recover between 20 and 30 stolen vehicles during the struggle, most of which were found abandoned, such as the Chevrolet Tahoe pickup truck in which Estrella Palacios was traveling, and which was recovered the same day a few meters from the Costa Rica highway.

Although the characteristics of the stolen units have not been specified, among those recovered are Nissan Frontier, GMC Sierra, Ford X-Terra, Nissan Pathfinder, Toyota Raize, as well as Volkswagen Vento, Toyota Corolla, Nissan March, Hyundai, Kia, Chevrolet Aveo, Mazda 3.

During the wave of violence, 35 motorcycles were also stolen in Culiacán from an agency located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood in the early hours of September 11. There, those affected reported the incident as it was happening, but the authorities did not respond.

Article published on October 03, 2024 in edition 1136 of the weekly Ríodoce.

SOURCE: RIODOCE 

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'El Fantasma' Recaptured During Operation In Costa Rica, Sinaloa

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from RIODOCE 

Autor | Ríodoce

Date | November 5, 2024

Time | 1:09 pm

Marcelino Ticante Castro, El Fantasma or Ghost, alleged former security chief of Joaquín el Chapo Guzmán Loera, was arrested last Sunday, November 3, in the vicinity of the Cuba field, in the Costa Rica syndicate, south of the city of Culiacán.

The National Registry of Arrests indicates that El Fantasma was apprehended by military personnel at 6:50 a.m. on the Culiacán-Mazatlán highway, near El Trébol.

Ticante Castro had been released on July 2 from the Altiplano prison, where he was being held for crimes against health and for carrying a firearm for the exclusive use of the Army, after serving a sentence of 11 years and eight months in prison.

The release was granted to the drug lord by Judge Diana Montserrat Partido Arámbulo, who pointed out that the Phantom requested early release on March 12, which is a benefit that all persons serving a sentence have, and as the law states, he had already served 97.47 percent of the sentence imposed on him.

Ticante Castro was arrested on February 9, 2013 in the Costa Rica syndicate.

SOURCE: RIODOCE 

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Treasury Sanctions Key Members Of La Linea, A Group Involved in Trafficking Fentanyl into the United States

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted by the U.S. Department Of Treausary 

OCTOBER 31, 2024 

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned five Mexican nationals and two Mexico-based entities linked to La Linea, a violent Mexico-based drug trafficking organization responsible for trafficking fentanyl and other deadly drugs into the United States. Today’s action was coordinated closely with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Government of Mexico, including La Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF), Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit.

“President Biden and Vice President Harris are committed to using every tool at our disposal to target and disrupt the cartels peddling deadly fentanyl on our streets. If La Linea continues to directly contribute to the proliferation of deadly fentanyl throughout our communities, Treasury will continue to use every took in our arsenal to go after their criminal activity,” said Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo. “The United States, in close coordination with our Mexican partners, remains committed to doing everything we can to hold these groups to account and to disrupt their ability to profit from and ultimately operate these criminal schemes.”

Treasury plays a leading role in countering the trafficking of fentanyl and other illicit drugs as part of President Biden’s Unity Agenda, leveraging its expertise to fight illicit financing and financial crimes to disrupt the flows of money that criminal organizations rely on to operate. Over the past two years, Treasury has sanctioned more than 350 targets for involvement in drug trafficking activities at all stages of the supply chain, from major cartel leaders to under-the-radar labs, transportation networks, and chemical suppliers. Last year, Secretary Yellen launched the Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force, which brings together Treasury’s expertise and resources in fighting financial crime, led by the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) and IRS Criminal Investigation (CI). Secretary Yellen has also engaged with international partners to combat fentanyl trafficking, including during her travel to Mexico last year. In April, Secretary Yellen also announced the launch of an exchange with the People’s Republic of China to enhance cooperating in combatting money laundering associated with drug trafficking and other crime.

LA LINEA’S EMERGENCE AS A VIOLENT REGIONAL POWER

La Linea began as an armed wing of the Juarez Cartel intended to help the drug trafficking organization defend its border territories in and around Ciudad Juarez in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. Today, La Linea operates in Ciudad Juarez, where it has access to drug trafficking and human smuggling routes across the U.S.-Mexico border. La Linea taxes other Mexican drug trafficking organizations to move their merchandise through the Juarez Valley and generates other revenue via synthetic drug trafficking, illegal logging, and car theft in Chihuahua, Mexico. Associates of La Linea are also involved in human trafficking across the United States. In November 2019, La Linea members murdered nine American citizens, including six children, in the Mexican state of Sonora. In addition, La Linea and the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) have been working together since September 2023, with CJNG serving as La Linea’s source-of-supply for cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl.

In 2004, the President identified the Juarez Cartel as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker pursuant to the Kingpin Act. On December 15, 2021, OFAC also designated the Juarez Cartel pursuant to E.O. 14059, at which time La Linea was added as an alias of the Juarez Cartel. 

In 2015, OFAC sanctioned CJNG pursuant to the Kingpin Act for playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking. CJNG was subsequently designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059 on December 15, 2021.

LACERATING LA LINEA’S LEADERSHIP

Today, OFAC is designating various leaders and senior members in La Linea’s current organizational structure. 

Josefa Yadira Carrasco Leyva (Carrasco Leyva) is a senior member of La Linea who is involved in narcotics trafficking, human trafficking, and weapons smuggling. Jorge Adrian Ortega Gallegos (Ortega Gallegos) is a high-ranking member of La Linea who previously was indicted in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico for drug conspiracy charges.

Heber Nieto Fierro (Nieto Fierro) is a drug trafficker and money launderer for La Linea. He owns or controls two companies that are also being designated today, R.y H. El Remate, Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable, and Soluciones Tecnologicas y Paqueteria Tres, Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable.

Jesus Salas Aguayo (Salas Aguayo) is a La Linea associate who controls a plaza in Chihuahua, Mexico, for the cartel. He previously was indicted in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico for drug conspiracy charges. Adrian Aguayo is a La Linea associate who controls a plaza in Chihuahua, Mexico for the cartel.

OFAC sanctioned Carrasco Leyva, Ortega Gallegos, Nieto Fierro, Salas Aguayo, and Adrian Aguayo pursuant to E.O. 14059 for having engaged in, or attempted to engage in, activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a significant risk of materially contributing to, the international proliferation of illicit drugs or their means of production. OFAC sanctioned R.y H. El Remate, Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable, and Soluciones Tecnologicas y Paqueteria Tres, Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable pursuant to E.O. 14059 for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Nieto Fierro. 

SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS

As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the designated persons described above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked. Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC, or exempt, OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons. U.S. persons may face civil or criminal penalties for violations of E.O. 14059 and the Kingpin Act. Non-U.S. persons are also prohibited from causing or conspiring to cause U.S. persons to wittingly or unwittingly violate U.S. sanctions, as well as engaging in conduct that evades U.S. sanctions. OFAC’s Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines provide more information regarding OFAC’s enforcement of U.S. sanctions, including the factors that OFAC generally considers when determining an appropriate response to an apparent violation.

The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from OFAC’s ability to designate and add persons to the SDN List, but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior. For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, please refer to OFAC’s Frequently Asked Question 897 here. For detailed information on the process to submit a request for removal from an OFAC sanctions list, please click here.

For more information on the individuals and entities designated today, click here.

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FOLLOW-UP

BY: CHAR 

JESUS SALAS AGUAYO

EL CHUYIN

SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 

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What Is The New Cartel In Michoacán That Announced A Purge Of Its Rivals? Cartel Michoacan Nueva Generacion Or Michoacan Cartel New Generation

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated INFORMADOR MX

Organized crime in Mexico has reconfigured itself and new criminal groups have emerged, changing the criminal map of the country.

By: SUNDAY

November 2, 2024 - 09:36 am

Organized crime in Mexico has reconfigured itself and new criminal groups have emerged, changing the criminal map of the country and demanding a security strategy from the authorities.

Among these new criminal organizations is the self-proclaimed Michoacan Cartel New Generation, which has a presence in the state of Michoacan, very close to Jalisco. But how was it formed and what is its impact?

The Michoacán New Generation Cartel

The union between the New Generation Cartel (CNG) and “Los Viagras” became what is now known as the New Generation Michoacan Cartel, made up solely of Michoacans to confront the strongholds of “Los Templarios” in Apatzingan and the so-called “El Abuelo” Cartel of Juan Jose Farias Alvarez, based in the municipality of Tepalcatepec, in the Tierra Caliente region bordering Jalisco.

Through various messages, the criminal group asked the population of Aguililla, the homeland of the leader of the New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” for a vote of confidence in the alliance between the CNG and “Los Viagras” and announced a cleansing of their rivals.

“We have a presence in 80% of the state of Michoacán. A strategy that lasted more than five years and in a short time we will all be the Michoacan New Generation Cartel,” the group warned in a message released in August.

Among the priority targets of the security cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum's government are the leaders of “Los Viagras”, Nicolas Sierra Santana, “El Gordo”; Cesar Sepulveda Arellano, “El Boto”; Heladio Cisneros, “La Sirena”; Jose Enereo Yanez Pacheco, “Mono Verde”, who allied themselves with the New Generation Cartel.

Federal authorities are also targeting the head of Los Templarios in Apatzingan, Jorge Luis Nolasco Guillen, “Cokis” or “Galleta”; Juan Jose Farias Alvarez, “El Abuelo”; and Miguel Angel Gallegos Godoy, “Migueladas,” who controls illicit activities in La Huacana and is a target of the New Generation Cartel.

SOURCE: INFORMADOR.MX 

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Son Of Mexican Cartel Member Sentenced To 13+ Years In Prison After Tri-Cities Drug Bust

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from Tri-City Herald 

WRITTEN BY: ANNE CARY

Brian Jesus Zazueta was arrested at a Kennewick apartment that had 42,300 fentanyl pills, 461 grams of methamphetamine and 338 grams of heroin. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington

KENNEWICK, WA A 23-year-old man arrested in a Kennewick apartment that had 42,300 fentanyl pills was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years and four months in federal prison. Brian Jesus Zazueta, 23, is the son of Adolfo Zazueta-Bueno, a significant member of the Sinaloa cartel, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington. “The defendant (Zazueta) comes from a large, prestigious family of drug dealers,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Caitlin Baunsgard in court documents. Zazueta-Bueno, formerly of Pasco, is a fugitive from justice in Eastern Washington now living in Sinaloa, Mexico, according to the prosecution.

His son, Zazueta, of Sunnyside, is described in court documents as a mid-level manager of a drug trafficking organization out of Mexico that was responsible for distributing drugs across Eastern Washington, including Spokane.

The prosecution described him as a leader and organizer for his father’s operation.

Zazueta would discuss quantities and prices and then dispatch drug couriers from the Tri-Cities to deliver orders of fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin, according to court documents.

He talked to his father nearly every day and updated him on Eastern Washington business one witness told the prosecution, according to court documents. Another witness described Zazueta as the “right-hand man” of his father because he had dual United States and Mexico citizenship and could easily travel back and forth between the United States and Mexico, according to court documents. His father appeared to replace Zazueta’s uncle Cesar Bueno-Martinez, who was recently killed in Mexico, as a member of the Sinaloa cartel, Baunsgard said in court documents. Several of Zazueta’s siblings and cousins are running their own hotlines of drug distribution into Eastern Washington sourced by the Bueno family, accourding to Baunsgard. “The adage for the last decade is that there is not a drug case her in the EDWA (Eastern District of Washington) that does not involve ‘Bueno dope,’” Baunsgard said in court documents. When the Drug Enforcement Administration learned that Zazueta was likely staying at a Kennewick stash house, it fast-tracked its investigation to arrest him before he returned to Mexico, Baunsgard said. They arrested him at an apartment at 3030 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick, March 9, 2023.

Brian Jesus Zazueta was arrested at a Kennewick apartment that had 42,300 fentanyl pills, 461 grams of methamphetamine and 338 grams of heroin. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington

 He and another defendant, Jesus Armenta-Higuera, were in the apartment. The DEA also found 42,300 fentanyl pills, 461 grams of methamphetamine and 338 grams of heroin.

Zazueta pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in a plea agreement that included dropping charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin. Zazueta’s attorney asked U.S. Judge Thomas Rice in Spokane for a sentence of 12 years, saying that his client is ashamed of his part in the drug trade. The prosecution asked for a sentence of 15 years. In addition to sentencing Zazueta to 13 years and four months, the judge also sentenced him to five years probation. “Mr. Zazueta sowed the seeds of despair in Eastern Washington while he reaped the profits of his methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin distribution,” said David Reames, special agent in charge at the DEA Seattle Field Division. “... the sentence in this case should make others pause before selling drugs that harm our communities.” 

This story was originally published October 31, 2024, 12:29 PM.

SOURCE: TRI-CITY HERALD, BORDERLAND BEAT 

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Was One of Europe's Most Wanted Drug Traffickers, Marco Ebben, Killed in a Culiacan Shootout?

"Socalj" & "HEARST" for Borderland Beat

Marco Ebben, one of the most wanted men in the Netherlands, had reportedly joined up with the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico after fleeing a shooting earlier this year in Turkey. In recent years, Ebben had lived in Dubai, Spain, Russia, and Italy, in addition to Turkey and, finally, Mexico.

The Schiedam-born criminal Marco Ebben is said to have died in cartel violence in Mexico. This has been reported by various sources, but none officially yet. Ebben was reportedly seen bleeding after a shootout between rival Sinaloa Cartel factions La Mayiza/MF and Los Chapitos in September. This recent battle in Sinaloa is only a small part of the internal war in the region with reportedly over 300 killings and untold numbers of kidnappings having taken place in the last 2 months, with 81 arrests having occurred so far.

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Attorney General Assures That 'El Mayo' Was Kidnapped In Culiacan And Taken To The U.S.

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from RIODOCE 

OCTOBER 29, 2024 

Alejandro Gertz Manero, head of Mexico's Attorney General's Office, assured that “it is proven” that Ismael el Mayo Zambada was kidnapped in Culiacán and that the United States allowed the entry of an aircraft with cloned license plates.

During President Claudia Sheinbaum's morning conference, which the Attorney General attended for the first time, he was questioned about the arrest of the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. 

He specified that after being kidnapped in Culiacán, “he arrived by plane to a border city in the United States”, and added that, “the entry of any plane and any person are regulated by North American Law and the vehicle has to be identified, which in this case is the plane”.

Gertz Manero added that the license plate of the plane in which Zambada was transported was cloned. 

“The pilot has to be fundamentally identified, because no pilot, no aircraft, can enter a U.S. border airport if it does not meet a series of requirements, these requirements are mandatory for everyone, that is what we are asking for,” he added.

SOURCE: RIODOCE 

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Mexican Army Recaptures “Delta 1”, Head Of CJNG's Elite Group Of Assassins, In Zapopan, Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from ZETA TIJUANA 

WRITTEN BY: CARLOS ALVAREZ ACEVEDO 

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Armando Gómez Núñez, alias “Delta 1” or 'Máximo', alleged leader of the Los Deltas group of assassins, whose direct boss was Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho”, leader of the so-called Jalisco Cartel - New Generation (CJNG), was arrested at around 5:03 p.m. on October 28, 2024, by members of the National Guard (GN), at the intersection of Patria Avenue and Lago Superior Street, in the Lagos del Country neighborhood, in the municipality of Zapopoba, municipality of Zapopan: 03 hours on October 28, 2024, by elements of the National Guard (GN), at the intersection of Patria Avenue and Lago Superior Street, in the Lagos del Country neighborhood, in the municipality of Zapopan, Jalisco.

According to the National Detention Registry (RND) of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), Gómez Núñez - allegedly the CJNG's operational leader in Guadalajara - was arrested in the company of a woman, identified as his alleged romantic partner.

At the time of his capture, 'Delta 1′ was wearing blue jeans, white tennis shoes and a black short-sleeved shirt. After his arrest, he was handed over to the authorities of the Special Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO) and the Special Prosecutor's Office for the Investigation of Crimes against Health (FEIDCS) of the Attorney General's Office.

Delta 1′ had already been arrested on June 21, 2020, one kilometer away, on Manuel de Mimbela Street, near Enrique Díaz de León Avenue, in the Jardines del Country neighborhood of the same municipality in Jalisco. On that occasion, it was secured after a search, in which elements of the Attorney General's Office, the National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA), the National Guard and the National Intelligence Center (CNI) participated.

Two long rifle-type weapons, one short weapon, two magazines, 16 cartridges, seven cell phones and 519,000 rounds of ammunition were seized. Also seized were 519.9 grams of cocaine - distributed in 304 wrappers - as well as a plastic bag and a rectangular wrapper. In addition to two vehicles, various electronic items and cash, the amount of which was not disclosed.

Days later, the alleged head of Los Deltas' hitmen was presented before a control judge of the Federal Criminal Justice Center in the state of Jalisco, who ordered him to stand trial for his alleged responsibility in crimes against health, for commercial purposes, possession of firearms and cartridges for weapons for the exclusive use of the Armed Forces.

In addition, the federal judge granted the Attorney General's Office a three-month term for the complementary investigation of the case and ordered “Delta 1” to be remanded in custody at the Preventive Prison Commissariat in Puente Grande, Jalisco.

However, the head of the hitmen - who is also allegedly led by Francisco Javier Gudiño Haro, alias “La Gallina” - was released from prison under unknown circumstances and on unknown dates. This despite the fact that he was pointed out as the author of attacks such as the one perpetrated on May 21, 2018, against Luis Carlos Nájera Gutiérrez de Velasco, then head of the state Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, as well as former head of the Jalisco State Prosecutor's Office.

Gómez Núñez was the successor of Martín Arzola Ortega, alias 'El 53' or 'El Negro', head of the group of hitmen called 'Los Deltas', killed on August 1, 2019, in a shooting that took place inside the Carl's Jr. restaurant, located inside Plaza Galerías, in the municipality of Zapopan.

SOURCE: ZETA TIJUANA 

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In A Robbery, An American Was Killed Outside A Restaurant In The Americana Neighborhood In Guadalajara, Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat

This article was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL

The homicide occurred on Sunday morning and it was in the afternoon when the Prosecutor's Office announced the case.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 27, 2024

Elizabeth Ibal / El Occidental

A man of U.S. nationality was shot to death after an assault outside a restaurant in the Americana neighborhood of Guadalajara.

The homicide occurred on Sunday morning and it was in the afternoon when the District Attorney's Office announced the case occurred at the intersection of Morelos and Colonias, three blocks from the former U.S. consulate.

Municipal police arrived at the scene as first responders. The assaulted man was at the intersection and had gunshot wounds to his thorax and right cheekbone.

“Upon arrival of the unit, a 32-year-old male was found with a gunshot wound to the face,” said a Tapatío police officer present at the scene.

Paramedics arrived later and confirmed the death of the American.

The State Prosecutor's Office indicated that the first investigations revealed that the alleged perpetrators threatened the man with a firearm and robbed him of a watch, and then shot him.

The perpetrators escaped in a cab in an unknown direction, so there were no arrests in the area.

Agents of the Investigation Police of the Intentional Homicide Unit went to the site to initiate investigations and find the perpetrators.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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Three Killed in Rehab Center Attack in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

Three were killed and another two were injured after gunmen attacked a drug and alcohol rehab clinic in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato yesterday. This is the second attack at a rehab center in Guanajuato this month.

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Gunmen Of Mayo Flaco “MF” Captured, Interrogated, And Executed A La Chapiza Member, The Body Was Found In Sanalona, Sinaloa

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

OCTOBER 27, 2024 

The Mayo Flaco war against the La Chapiza continues and more interrogation videos are being published as weeks go by. La Chapiza published an interrogation video on October 25, 2024, of a captured Los Flechas member. A day later Mayo Flaco gunmen "MF' or La Mayiza responded by publishing an interrogation video on October 26, 2024, of a captured La Chapiza member. 

The interrogation video of the La Chapiza member is about one minute - twenty-seven seconds long and the captive names key leaders of Los Chapitos leaders in Sinaloa. 

MF GUNMEN INTERROGATE A LA CHAPIZA MEMBER 

VIDEO TRANSLATION 

BY:  SOL PRENDIDIO 

Sicario: What’s your name?

Captive: Ivan

Sicario: Who do you work for?

Captive: Los Chapos. 

Sicario: What’s your position within the organization?

Captive: I deal in drug sales and extortions. 

Sicario: What relationship does Ruben Rocha Moya have with the Chapitos, especially with Kenny?

Captive: The Chapitos, the güeritos, and José Luis financed his political campaign in order to have influence over the government. 

Sicario: How exactly are the Chapitos financing themselves?

Captive: Through the sales of fentanyl and extortions. 

Sicario: Who are the principal providers of fentanyl?

Captive: Jose Angel, El Coy, 300, and El 27. 

Sicario: What events has El Muletas participated in?

Captive: Muletas has been involved in every Culiacanazo battle. 

Sicario: What mission were you sent to do today, who were you going to see just before we caught you?

Captive: I was sent to see a Marine captain for an operation that was underway between 15th and Sur streets. They used vehicles numbered 40, 4108, 4121, 37, 8121, 43, and 1577. 

Sicario: Who killed Valerio?

Captive: The Chapos killed him. 

Sicario: How’s the war coming along for the Chapos, what are they expecting?

Captive: They’re expecting to lose. 

Sicario: Is there a message that you’d like to give them?

Captive: Yes, there is. It’s for El Muletss. I asked him ahead of time if could trust his word on these matters. And now I’m having to deal with those consequences…

BODY FOUND IN SANALONA, SINALOA 

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE 

The body of the male subject that was interrogated by La Mayiza was dumped in the El Carrizalejo syndicate of Sanalona, Sinaloa. 

SANALONA, SINALOA 📍

SOURCE: RIODOCE 

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La Chapiza Warns Civilians Using WhatsApp And Zello Users Who Are Sending Information To "Mayo Flaco or MF" Criminal Group Of Stash Houses Or Movements Of La Chapiza Members In Culiacan, Sinaloa

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

OCTOBER 27, 2024 

Jose Trinidad Ibarra Romero was reported as missing on October 16, 2024, and last seen in Colonia Villa del Real, in Culiacan, Sinaloa. Ibarra Romero was found dead in the early morning of October 23, 2024. Moreover, next to his body, a threatening message was found sending a warning against anyone who was sending information to Los Wueros Reynas. This criminal cell refers to El Guero Reyna an important lieutenant and compadre of Ismael Zambada Sicairos "Mayo Flaco". 

LA CHAPIZA WARNS WHATSAPP USERS AND ZELLO USERS 

TRANSLATION BY: CHAR 

THIS WILL HAPPEN TO EVERYONE WHO IS GIVING INFORMATION IN WHATSAPP GROUPS AND ZELLO GROUPS TO LOS WUEROS REYNAS 

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Fentanyl Lab Captured in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

Authorities located and captured a fentanyl production lab complete with pill press machines and lab chemicals inside a home in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora yesterday. The seizure matches reporting that synthetic drug production has moved north from Sinaloa to border states like Baja California and Sonora.

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La Chapiza Captures And Interrogates A Los Flechas Hitman Of Durango: Sinaloa

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Los Chapos, Los Chapitos, or La Chapiza Cartel interrogated a captured hitman sent from Durango to fight in Sinaloa to support the Mayo Flaco faction of Sinaloa Cartel. The name of the hitman being interrogated by La Chapiza is Gabriel Diaz Gallegos who claims to be working for the powerful armed wing Los Flechas from Durango. The two main leaders of Los Flechas are Francisco Javier Angulo Labrador, "El Flechas", or "Franck 38" and Guillermo Aragon Labrador, "El Cholo Flechas". 

FRANCK 38

EL CHOLO FLECHAS 

LA CHAPIZA INTERROGATES A LOS FLECHAS HITMAN 

VIDEO TRANSLATION 

BY: SOL PRENDIDO 

Sicario: Give me your full name. 

Captive: Gabriel Diaz Gallegos. 

Sicario: How old are you?

Captive: 25. 

Sicario: Where are you from?

Captive: Canantlán, Durango. 

Sicario: Who do you work for?

Captive: I work for the Cabreras mob, the Mayiza Cartel. 

Sicario: How much are they paying you there?

Captive: 15 thousand pesos. 

Sicario: How long have you been working?

Captive: Two months. 

Sicario: How much have they paid you so far?

Captive: Nothing. They don’t pay. 

Sicario: Why’s that?

Captive: They don’t bother paying or feeding us. They don’t even bring us water to drink. Once in a while we eat tuna. This shit isn’t even worth it. 

Sicario: Why not?

Captive: These guys don’t bother coordinating properly for our meals. We’re having to rely on drinking water from whatever stream we come across. 

Sicario: Who are your immediate bosses?

Captive: The immediate bosses are Flechas (Francisco Javier Angulo Labrador aka El Flechas) El Carlin, El Balilla, El Taliban, and La Avestruz. 

Sicario: What area were you in when the young men detained you?

Captive: In Loberas, Sinaloa. 

Sicario: Why did you allow yourself to be captured?

Captive: They guys I was with abandoned me. We were being pursued with drones and that’s why I just gave up. All of the Chapos gunmen were well armed. That’s why I allowed them to detain me. 

Sicario: Who shot the State Police director?

Captive: The order was given by Flechas. The hit was carried out by Cholo Flechas (Guillermo Aragón Labrador aka El Cholo Flechas)

El Junior, El Panini,  and El Jerungias. 

Sicario: Why exactly;y was he shot?

Captive: There was supposedly a high ranking Chapos commander among them who was well armed. 

Sicario: Was it the municipal president from Concordia, Sinaloa?

Captive: Yes. 

Sicario: Did you guys find out about this afterwards?

Captive: Excuse me?

Sicario: Did you guys find out about this afterwards?

Captive: Yes. But according to our guys we were told that a high ranking commander from the Chapos mob was there among them. This was the reason they wanted to kill everyone there. 

Sicario: Who gave this order?

Captive: It was El Flechas. He in turned ordered the Flechas gunmen to carry it out. 

Sicario: How many people have you guys killed?

Captive: More than 25 individuals within a two day period. 

Sicario: Who all is in La Pataca, Sinaloa?

Captive: That’s El Güero Manuel. 

Sicario: Is it just him alone?

Captive: It’s just him along with fifty gunmen. 

Sicario: What advice would you like to send to your buddies and the citizens of Durango?

Captive: Things out here are not as people say. Much less how they’re framing it. In addition, they don’t pay. I’ve been here for two months with no pay. Apparently we can’t leave this area for three months. Once that rotation ends we’re supposed to get paid. Even then once we rotate out we’re having to return here. Many individuals are being forced back 

Sicario: Where all are is everyone being brought back?

Captive: From the town of Canantlán and the neighboring ranches. Just as well from the city of Durango and La Mancha. 

Sicario: What exactly do you mean force?

Captive: We’re being forced back to work. 

Sicario: So, everyone is obligated to return?

Captive: We’re being obligated to come back to the frontline. 

Sicario: Are you guys short on gunmen or what?

Captive: Nobody wants to work anymore because these guys are cowards. 

Sicario: Are they afraid of the Chapos gunmen?

Captive: Yes sir they’re afraid of the Chapiza cartel. 

At this point within the broadcast someone can be heard coaching the captive on what to say: ‘the Chapiza mob is in charge here’. 

Captive: The Chapiza mob is in charge here…

GABRIEL DIAZ GALLEGOS 

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