Gabíno Salas Valenciano, alias "el Ingeniero" lieutenant of the Sinaloa Cartel for the Valle de Juarez
was shot and killed this afternoon by the Mexican army.
Unofficial information reveals that the drug trafficker died in the village of Placitas, near Guadalupe.
In June of this year his body guard was arrested and provided information on Salas. Below is an article from El Paso Times from June.
Drug world unveiled after alleged cartel bodyguard's El Paso arrest
The former bodyguard of a high-ranking leader in a Mexican
drug cartel offered insight into border drug smuggling after his arrest in El
Paso, according to federal court documents.
Rigoberto Ruiz Alatorre is accused of being a former bodyguard for Gabino Salas
Valenciano, an alleged narcotrafficker known as "El Ingeniero" (the
engineer) who is reputed to run the Sinaloa cartel's operations in the Valley
of Juárez.
Ruiz is awaiting trial in U.S. District Court in El Paso on charges of murder,
drug trafficking, smuggling and drug conspiracy. Ruiz was arrested Feb. 16,
2012. (click on DEA chart for better readability)
Ortega said Thursday that he could not comment in detail on the case.
"The issues in this case are extremely sensitive, and the charges are
extremely complex. I can't comment further," Ortega said.
According to a federal criminal complaint, Ruiz was arrested after he was
confronted by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents in the parking lot of
the Comfort Suites hotel after agents learned Ruiz was going to be in El Paso,
allegedly for a drug deal.
DEA agents told Ruiz that they knew he was involved with high-ranking Mexican
drug traffickers. Documents stated that Ruiz agreed to answer questions.
The criminal complaint stated that Ruiz told DEA agents that he has known Salas
for a long time and that he started working for Salas in about 2006, when
Salas' brother Valente Salas paid him $50,000 to be a bodyguard for Gabino
Salas in the Valley of Juárez.
Valente Salas was reputedly the leader of a drug organization in the Valley of
Juárez, a busy marijuana smuggling corridor southeast of Juárez across the
border from the Fabens and Fort Hancock area.
The valley was a battleground in the war between the Juárez and Sinaloa drug
cartels for control of border smuggling routes.
In 2008, Mexican federal officials said that Gabino Salas ordered the burning
of ranches, homes and vehicles in the Valley of Juárez in retaliation for the
decapitations of his brother Valente Salas and cousin.
Inherited cartel control
After his brother's death, Gabino Salas inherited control of the organization.
He is reputed to be a lieutenant in the Sinaloa drug cartel.
According to the criminal complaint, Ruiz told the DEA that Gabino Salas,
another man known only as "Gavilan" and unnamed others were moving
about 1,400 pounds of marijuana into the U.S. every week.
The document stated that Ruiz said that his job was to protect Gabino Salas
during the movement of drug loads.
Marijuana backpacks
Ruiz allegedly told agents that the marijuana was in backpacks carried by
people, often drug addicts, hired to carry the loads in the desert across the
border, the complaint stated. After crossing the border, drug carriers would
meet a vehicle that would then take the marijuana to a ranch for storage.
Ruiz "overheard Gabino Salas giving instructions, via radio, to the other
lookouts with call signs, such as 'L2' to determine the area was safe (free of
law enforcement presence) to carry the marijuana into the United States,"
the criminal complaint stated. Ruiz "also explained that Gabino Salas
would divert the immigration officer's attention by sending individuals running
across the United States-Mexico border without marijuana."
Ruiz was initially charged with conspiracy to smuggle more than 1,000 kilos of
marijuana. A federal grand jury in November issued a superseding indictment
accusing Ruiz and other unnamed defendants on charges of drug conspiracy,
smuggling, using firearms in relation to drug trafficking and murder in
connection with drug trafficking.
July 2006 slaying
The indictment stated that the murder charge is in connection with the death of
Fermin Rodriguez-Gonzalez on July 16, 2006. The location of the homicide and
other details were not mentioned.
The now-defunct Albuquerque Tribune reported that a man named Fermin Rodriguez
Gonzales (sic), 21, was found shot to death in a truck that was still running
and had gone into an irrigation ditch in Albuquerque on July 16, 2006. The
homicide was reported as unsolved and drug-related.
A DEA spokeswoman declined to comment.
"Judicial proceedings have not been completed, and we can't comment at
this time," DEA spokeswoman Special Agent Diana Apodaca said.
Judge issues gag order
Documents show that several documents in the Ruiz case have been sealed by U.S.
District Judge Frank Montalvo, who also issued a gag order prohibiting anyone
involved in the case from discussing it with the news media.
Gabino Salas is among the most-wanted fugitives in the DEA's El Paso region. He
remains at large.
If he was killed by the Mexican Army then Chapo snitched on him because Mexican Army is on Chapo's payroll.
ReplyDeleteHow the hell do u know that u fool go get a job or something u talking like if u know them "payroll" lol
DeleteHow was it chapo!? Didn't you just hear that his body guard snitched on him!
DeleteI agree that it's a Chapo snitching job and Mexican army is bought by Chapo. Blind shaft sliders of Chapo will keep denying until they and their famlies are snitched by their slimy boss.
DeleteOnly a matter of time before one of the big 3 of the sinaloa cartel go down.
ReplyDeleteYeah yeah thats what people have been saying for years. Remember they've been in the business for 30+ years. While all of the rival cartel leaders keep falling they still remain on top, untouched. I cheer for no cartel im just speaking the truth. The top 3 leaders for Sinaloa Cartel have remained untouched. They are protected by the govts. of Mex. and US
DeleteP@rr@nder@ I told you it was a matter of time el valle de Juarez would be taken back.LMFAO. Or did Sapo snitch??
ReplyDeleteLieutenant?...lol. This obviously is not the ingeniero most of us are thinking about. This dude is a plaza boss at most!!
ReplyDelete@12.54 why?........ lol
I'm sure chapo didn't need him anymore
ReplyDeletePura gente de cdg limpiando a mexico de los lacrazzz
ReplyDeleteanother showcase kill made to look like the mexican government is going after every drug cartel. pure publicity stunt and another gangster served as a sacrificial lamb by his own boss.
ReplyDeleteEPN and chapo guzman; one criminal using drugs and guns, the other using politics. two peas in the same pod.
@11:42pm Chapo snitched on him anyways,he is the original snitch snitch snitcher.
ReplyDeleteAmado Carrillo was the first to snitch on the other cartels and turn them in read the narco history before you make dumb remarks
DeleteYou're wrong amado carillo was a bzns guy not a snitch.... if any of you guyz don't know the life of the cartels don't even txt nor talk bout it... if you want to talk of a very snitch guy talk about chapo. He even snitch on his own people... ask nacho or mayo if they're still alive....
DeleteN it won't be EL AZUL or zambada.
ReplyDeleteGood. Another scumbag cartel leader bites the dust. Place it in the folder marked DSAF: Did Society A Favor--as Sam Elliott says in the film, SHAKEDOWN.
ReplyDeleteHopefully, Ruiz sings like a canary--quality information--and another cartel can be tucked away in the history books. Too bad it can't be permanent--these cartels are like a hydra's heads: cut one off, another one spurts forth.
MF
he was more valuable alive then dead. thats way the ordes came down to kill him.
ReplyDeletedead man tell no lies
There's a village in Mexico called Placitas
ReplyDeleteIt was there that ol Gabino fell .
He was shot and killed by the army .
In a peaceful place he turned to Hell
We will never find peace with these narcos
Played to the tune of red river valley
goodgawd these guys are foo-guly
ReplyDeleteDid the ever confirm that el 50 was indeed dead and if so, which el 50 was it?
ReplyDeleteb-s borderbeat...this person was not killed by the army...gabino and another male were running from a group of sicarios,sicarios that belonged to the juarez cartel. cdj are the one that killed gabino,not to mention his 2 brothers. check your info correctly and you will see,there are plenty of witnesses that saw gabino and another male being chased by sicarios,gun shots were heard...and there lay dead gabino...where was your courage gabino...
ReplyDeleteYou're also wrong it was chuck norris y mario almada who killed gabino outside of walmart
DeleteMachete was there to witness it!
DeleteGabino era details huevos port esoteric mandava. Y chinge su master El no le gusts
DeleteDoes any one know who else was with him
DeleteGabino was already solo he was no longer part of the sinaloa cartel he was working with m10 and m11 from durango.
ReplyDelete10:00 You are right!, he revealed against Sinaloa, had intentions to make a new cartel based on Valle de Juarez, where he was killed. He passed his last months hiding between Valle de Juarez and Durango, and sleeping on a mobile home. Leyzaola was on his payroll, but his new enemies were much more powerful than him, so...
DeleteIm starting to think that Chapo wants to retire. Thats why hes snitching on his own people and eliminating any "loose ends."
ReplyDeleteAl millón la linea y los beltran,un saludo pa el H2 y arriba tepic. Sigue el chino y el macho prieto y El chapo no alla donde esconderse salgan de la cueva.
ReplyDeleteSi pues los haz d conocer muy bien a todos esos personajes jajajajajaa valgame dios
DeleteCaro Quintero is getting out!!!! How much did that cost? At one point he was worth billions in cash....
ReplyDeleteA ese idiota lo mato el CDJ lo corretiaron como todo un miembro culo del CDS corrio como gallina de su peor pesadilla la linea...
ReplyDeleteKeep guessing kids. Now you guys have a fantasy narco team game quit trying to understand the ununderstandable. All of them are snitches all . Not one of them is loyal or of respect. You guys are cheer leading while they're hugging their enemy's in reunions like always. The only ones that have balls are the lowlifes fighting for them but rarely get to live long enough they get killed in battle or by their loyal boss......
ReplyDeleteJust a little school for you kids...
there is a movie,"de todos modos juan te llamas"you can watch the end first and if you like it,see the whole movie,Mexico used to make pretty movies not long ago.
DeleteA lot of you don't read. His BODYGUARD snitched him out...The king of snitching is "El Judas" aka Z-40.
ReplyDeleteA lot of you don't read. His bodyguard was commanded by the TOP BOSS to snitch him out....The Emperor of snitching is "El Snitchola" aka Chaputo.
DeleteIt was the juarez cartel who killed gabino. The army is the one taking the credit. Ruiz snitched but not on any of his locations. Gabino moves from juarez and sonora. The cdj is slowly moving now. They are wiping out the cops who work for sinaloa. look what is happening all over chihuas.
ReplyDeleteSimonnnn narcointelectualsuperinteligencespecialops guy
DeleteArriba el cartel d juanga!!
ReplyDeleteAl M-11 lo mato Los marranos de la linea del bikini... Ni modo nos confiamos mucho pero no hay pedo ya nos van a llegar refurezos desde guachochi, batopilas, madera, badiraguato, desde sonora, gpe. y calvo, parral otros lugares pal valle de Juarez ... ke kreen que el chapo no tiene feria ni gente como la linea mierdera... ni madres todavia hay Chapo pa rato cabrones!!
ReplyDeleteEl chapo is finish fool he's hiding underground ever since he could'nt have juarez plaza even calderon stop protecting him b-cuz his presidantial was finish n pana nieto was the nexts president of mexico which everybody knows his protected by cdj, carillo fuentes, beltran leyva, n la nueva linea de juarez.... you know chapo has alot of enemies now for culo n a snitch
DeleteYou dumbasses the cartels are the army so technically it was the army that killed him
ReplyDeleteWas there a narco named el Patrick swayze !?! Hahah they should do a story on him he sounds like a funny bastard
ReplyDeleteAka el Judas el 40 lees muchos comentarios estupidos compa
ReplyDeleteChivis why didn't you put the article that the guy wasn't Sinaloa guy ? But he was a boss of la linea
ReplyDeleteAtte:LRD
This guy was a boss of sicarios, working for sinaloa. He switched sides, but the LINEA did kill his brothers Valente, Adan(both decapitated) And now Gabino. Genaro Salas Valenciano is still alive thoe.. - Anonymous 2.2
DeleteEl patas cortas no controla su estado menos va poder comtrolar chihuas
ReplyDeleteEres un vil pendejo que no mas abla por ablar
DeleteYeah on what movie channel did you see that?
Deletetu ,marcelo perez ya abre tus ojos,el chapito no puede con la linea!!!! despues de tantos años y con ayuda de gobierno militar federal ni asi pudieron con el cartel de juarez!!!!verguenza deberian de tener los del cds!!!!yo hablo de hechos,no opiniones como las tuyas.por cierto,ayer los de la linea entraron al valle de juarez y mataron otros 4 buenos del cds...y pa que sepas dos corrieron al ver los de la linea,asi como corrio el gabino cuando se topo de frente a los de la linea.checa bien el dato,viejo y veras que es cierto...al gabino lo mataron los de la linea,gabino corrio y ahi quedo su cuerpo por seis horas,los vecinos lo miraron todo pero nadie se asercaba hasta que llegaron los wachos 6 horas mas tarde y...sorpresa!!!era el miedoso traidor del gabino.y los de ayer en el valle de juarez,tambien quisieron correr al ver la linea...bien muertos los 4...y mencionas a guadalupe y calvo..pues como se ve que no eres de nuestra tierra,ahi los de la linea ya casi toman control al cien!!! y ese lugar siempre habia sido del chapo,hasta antes de la guerra,ahora ,cualquier chapito anda bien escondido...y guachochi,pues que te pasa viejo!!!!esa plaza ya es de la linea desde hace mas de 2 meses...acuerdate que entraron los de la linea,agarraron al metado jefe de plaza por parte del cds ,le mocharon la cabeza frente todo el pueblo.cheque bien sus datos antes de hablar como una morrita marcelo perez...y pa que te acuerdes....yo hablo de os hechos...no opiniones como lo que tu ladras...
ReplyDeleteSi pues tu enfermo mental como chingas con lo mismo ya sabe todo el mundo entero que los de juaritos son los mas temibles y mas certeros y adiestrados pistoleros que existen . se van a adueñar de todo el mundo entero y ati t van a dar un premio por ser periodista y reporteros d ellos. Por todo el apoyo moral que les das. Sale pues te cuidas no educas pero como entretienes alrato nos cuentas otra d vaqueros
DeleteY la gente sigue ablando bien del chaputo aki y todo mexico stan puro CARTEL DE JUAREZ________________"Z" al 1000% y chingando a to2 las patas cortas y los k chingen con CDJ
DeleteQue lastima que la linea mato a los hermanos xque nunca los traciono valente no hera haci pero la linea no le crello nada ellos heran de palabra mataron a trez hermanos por puro chisme de viejas como puede el de la linea hacer caso
ReplyDeleteY saber que valente era el papa de mijo :'(
Deletewhere is the body?
ReplyDeleteYou all think this is a game of RISK? This shit for real! Smfh! Pinche gente vale verga!!
ReplyDelete