"El Riño" Detained in Sinaloa: Responsible for Military Convoy Attack Near Culiacan

Translated by Yaqui for BorderlandBeat from El Universal

"El Rino"

El Universal
Dennis Garcia 6/11/2017

SEDENA (Secretary of National Defense) and AIC (Agency of Investigation of Crime) succeeded in the arrest of Jesus Rene Rodriguez Duenas, "El Rino", a key player in the structure of the Sinaloa Cartel; the faction headed by Ivan Guzman Salazar, son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera.

Ambush of Military Convoy Sept 30, 2016

It took intelligence work to determine that Rodriguez Duenas is one of several criminals along with Ivan Guzman, who coordinated and participated directly in the attack on the Military convoy on Sept 30, 2016, and confirms that they were behind the attack which left five soldiers dead.

Duenas, "El Rino", also known as "El 20", is responsible for criminal activity in Culiacan, Sinaloa,

serving at the behest of "Los Menores", as they are known; the sons of the founder of the Sinaloa Cartel,  Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who has been extradited to the US and is in New York awaiting trial which will inevitably lead to a Life imprisonment sentence.

The Guzman Family: Two Sons / One Father

"The Federal Government reports that within the framework of institutional collaboration, SEDENA, along with AIC ( Agency of Investigation of Crime) , and the PGR arrested Jesus Rene Rodriguez Duenas on June 9, 2017, allegedly responsible for criminal activities carried out by the criminal organization based in Culiacan, Sinaloa", says the PGR statement.

According to the investigation, "El Rino/ "El 20" is the one who commanded the confrontations against rival organizations/ cells and the divisions of the Sinaloa Cartel to maintain control of the plaza in Navolato, Culiacan, and Cosala, Sinaloa.

At the time of arrest the man was detained with a large firearm, as well as two kilos plus 15 doses of crystal; 20 doses of methamphetamine and 30 doses of cocaine, all of which was put at the disposal of the PGR.

A Badly Wounded ''El Kevin" being treated by Paramedics after the Ambush
and Before "Being Rescued "

On Sept 30, after a first confrontation, soldiers escorted an ambulance carrying a person identified as "El Kevin", who was wounded in the confrontation and is known to be a part of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Upon entering Culiacan, the Military units were received with high-power weapon fire and the wounded person, "El Kevin" was "rescued" from the Army by the armed commando: the very next day the Secretary of National Defense, General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, described the armed commandos as "sick, insane, beasts and criminals" for attacking the uniformed soldiers.

"El Kevin", later tortured and murdered 

With the recapture of "EL Chapo" Guzman and his later extradition to the US, the Sinaloa Cartel has become fragmented: on one side are the sons of the capo, Ivan and Alfredo Guzman, who have the support of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, founder of the organization.

The other group is led by Aureliano Guzman,"El Guano", brother of "El Chapo", whom the federal authorities identify as one of the most violent members of the Cartel.

Brother "El Guano" Guzman

"El Guano" always has operated under the shadow of Joaquin, his brother, carrying out operations mainly in the towns of La Tuna, La Palma, and El Nogalito, but since the extradition of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman he has decided to fight his nephews for power of the Sinaloa Cartel criminal DTO.