Los Aztecas cell taken down, suspected of 16 recent killings

Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from an Entrelineas article

Subject Matter: Los Aztecas
Recommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required

Through the implementation of tactical operations and intelligence work carried out by the Municipal Police to combat crime and criminal groups, the arrest of a cell of alleged hit men composed of eight gang members of "Los Aztecas" criminal group was carried out, they are identified as allegedly responsible for having participated in 16 homicides during the last three months in Ciudad Juárez.

The first arrest was made at the junction of Manuel J. Clouthier and Lechuguilla streets, of the Colonia Juárez Nuevo, when they were operating a GMC Envoy brand truck, red, model 2003, without license plates, in which five people were traveling, who, when seeing the police presence, fled, initiating a chase concluding with their arrest meters ahead of those who identified themselves as Angel NL alias "the Angel" of 27 years, Janeth EG of 24 years, José Refugio RB of 20 years, Alonso Antonio AA of 21 years and Ángel Misdiel CL of 19 years.

Inside the vehicle the authorities confiscated the following armament:

• An assault rifle type AR-15 caliber .223 with a magazine supplied with 30 cartridges. 
• A 9 mm caliber pistol 
• A 25 caliber pistol with magazine. 
• A .380 caliber pistol. 
• Two 7.62 x 39 caliber magazines 
• 53 plastic wrappings containing marijuana inside.

When checking his general information, as well as the identification numbers of the vehicle, it was learned that Ángel NL has an arrest warrant in force against him for the crime of homicide, which was revoked on November 27, 2017; likewise the truck was found to have a theft report of December 16 of this year.

It is worth mentioning that the detainees said they belonged to a cell of hit men of the criminal group "Los Aztecas" were going to perpetrate other homicides since they had located three women and a male of his rival gang called the "Mexicles", who are engaged in the sale of retail drugs.

They also provided information to secure the arrest of their criminal leader, who was identified as Jaime PA alias the "Cangreco", stating that he is in charge of several criminal cells belonging to the "Los Aztecas" criminal group in the southeast area of ​​the city.

Due to the above, an undercover operation was implemented with the intelligence unit, locating Jaime PA of 58 years, Erika Lizeth ES and Ana Lilia SL both of 25 years old, at the intersection of Oaxaca and Zaragoza streets, in Colonia Morelos IV, when I was driving a Dodge Dakota truck, blue color, model 2005, which turned out to have a theft report of December 20, 2017.

On carrying out a vehicle search, they located two plastic bags with 24 doses of heroin in each one.

It should be mentioned that Angel NL said that by order of their leader Jaime alias the "Cangreco", he and his criminal cell have committed the murder of 16 people belonging to the gangs called "mexicles" and "Artistas Assesinos", who were dedicated to the sale of drugs at retail, being the following:

• Homicide of a male on October 19, 2017, at the junction of the streets Porfirio Díaz and Leona Vicario, of the Colonia Salvarcar. 
• Homicide of a male on November 17, 2017, at the intersection of Juan Escutia and Boca Negra streets, where another subject was injured. 
• Homicide of a male on November 18, 2017, at the intersection of Juan Escutia and Bocanegra streets. 
• Homicide of a male on November 22, 2017, at the intersection of Sierra Tarahumara and Montaña Franklin streets. 
• Homicide of a male on November 28, 2017, at the intersection of Sierra Tarahumara and Montes Appalaches. 
• Homicide of two men on December 1, 2017, at the intersection of Acamapiztli and Salvarcar streets.
• Homicide of a male on December 3, 2017, at the intersection of Ignacio Allende and Benito Juárez streets. 
• Homicide of a male on December 8, 2017, at the intersection of Sierra Hacienda Andalucía and Hacienda del Sol streets. 
• Homicide of a male on December 11, 2017, at the intersection of Anemona and Grosefalia streets, where two subjects were also injured. 
• Homicide of a male on December 12, 2017, at the intersection of Refugio de la Libertad and María Arias Bernal streets. 
• Homicide of two females on December 12, 2017, inside the billiard hall called "Big Balls", located at the junction of Santiago Troncoso and Ramón Rayón streets, where four people were injured.
• Homicide of a female on December 16, 2017, at the intersection of the Dia de Secretario and Vicente Guerrero streets, where a male was injured. 
• Homicide of a male on December 18, 2017, at the intersection of Puerto Alicante and Santiago Troncoso streets. 
• Homicide of a male on December 20, 2017, at the intersection of Barrancas de Urique and Mina la Prieta streets.

After being read their rights, Ángel NL alias "el Ángel" of 27 years, Janeth EG of 24 years, José Refugio RB of 20 years, Alonso Antonio AA of 21 years, Ángel Misdiel CL of 19 years, Jaime PA of 58 years, Erika Lizeth ES and Ana Lilia SL both 25 years old, were booked for crimes against the federal firearms and explosives law, against health, and possession of a stolen vehicle; Likewise, it will be the investigating authority who will investigate the participation of all the detainees in the homicides that they indicated having participated in, and analyze the firearms confiscated through the forensic ballistics laboratories to determine if they have been used in acts of homicide.

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