The battle for control of the Sinaloa Cartel gets complicated: "El Mayo" broke with "Los Chapitos"
The disputes between both sides have been happening, at least, since last April.
The failed operation to arrest Ovidio Guzmán López, son of drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, on October 17, in Culiacán, Sinaloa generated a break inside the Sinaloa Cartel, whose main head for Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.
According to the weekly Rio de Janeiro Sinaloense after the so-called "Culiacanzo" there was a break between "El Mayo" with Iván and Alfredo Guzmán Salazar.
He explained that on that Thursday, when Ovid was already detained in the hands of the military ministerial police and elements of the National Guard, "Los Chapitos" asked for help from the forces of "El Mayo" Zambada but they did not support them.
This fact caused a more rapid deterioration in the relationships within the Sinaloa Cartel.
Ovidio and Iván Archivaldo
Another reason for the dispute between both sides, is that, according to sources consulted by RioDoce which were not identified, said that the commandos of "Los Chapitos" are looking for a "Mayo" operator nicknamed "El Ruso."
Despite being asked to hand him over, Ismael Zambada has refused, which has deepened the differences.
However, since last April, the weekly Zeta of Tijuana, already reported disputes between the sides of "El Mayo" and "Los Chapitos", allegedly caused by the Jalisco Cartel Nueva Generación (CJNG).
The confrontation arose between two leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel in that entity: Vicente Martínez González "El Güilo" and Felipe Eduardo Barajas Lozano "El Omega". Both criminals have their operations centers in the city of Mexicali, a key area for the descent of airplanes used for drug transfer.
According to the publication, members of the CJNG approached “El Güilo” to propose an alliance and keep drug trafficking in the entity, which would have generated strong confrontations.
On the other hand, in July of this year, Vice revealed that “El Chapo” gunmen refused to work with their children and switched to the side of “El Mayo”.
According to the sources consulted by that means "there is an exodus of gunmen from the side of ''Los Chapitos'', whether they are leaving Culiacán or moving to the side of Ismael Mayo Zambada."
From the eighties until the beginning of this decade, the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS) dominated the business of selling and transferring drugs to the United States, so the capture of its leaders became a priority for Washington.
That is why in 10 years, the US has issued 21 organizational charts on the organization of Sinaloa, in which it has designated leaders, associates and chiefs.
On November 19, the newspaper Reforma revealed that sources within the organization led by Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, ensure that the cartel concept was created by the Administration for Drug Control (DEA) English) and that in reality, the cartel does not have a unique leader, but is made up of families and groups.
For its part, the US Treasury Department has also linked dozens of people, families and businesses with the Sinaloa Cartel.
These are some organizational charts that have been developed about the organization:
The Leaders:
In December 2009, the US authorities identified Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera “El Chapo”, Ismael Zambada “El Mayo” and Ignacio Coronel Villarreal, as leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Two years earlier, the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control identified a financial network led by Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, which included several family members and companies located in Culiacán, Sinaloa.
In addition, they linked with the group two Mexican companies located in Jalisco and two others in Bogotá, Colombia.
Sources consulted by Reforma and who requested anonymity, explained that the Cartel is not a single family and neither an organization as the governments of Mexico and the United States have indicated.
They explained that the organization is made up of different groups: that of Ismael Zambada García, that of Rafael Caro Quintero, that of the children of “El Chapo”, the Cázares Salazar family, among others.
In May 2012, the US government included Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar and Ovidio Guzmán López, son of “El Chapo”, as key lieutenants of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Heads of Plazas:
Reforma states that according to the report of the government of the American Union, in 2013 the Sinaloa Cartel had operations in Baja California, led by heads of plazas in the border cities of Mexicali and San Luis Río Colorado.
While in the State of Sonora, he identified the leaders of Sonoyta, Nogales and Agua Prieta, also on the border, in addition to Caborca, Altar and Cananea, but they did not publish the names.
After the third capture of “El Chapo” Guzmán in January 2016, the United States government placed Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada as the cartel leader.
Now im furious . EL Señor Mayo Y los Chapitos are like family. Antrax Black Ops supported los Chapitos when the military arrested el Raton.
ReplyDeleteCDS is all about loyalty and discipline.
Furious? It sends like you are learning this just now. Aren't you supposed to be in the know to know what is true and what isn't given you were trained by the CIA ground team on black ops tactics and rapid tactical response? Which is it Sicario006? 🤔
DeleteChapo is in prison.
Delete@3:38
DeleteThen how could he green light Weinstein?
2:47 that's bc it's not true. If you bothered listening to the info that day many posts/ videos on social media showed Mayo's people there helping out Chapitos. 006 is saying he's mad about lies being told in the media when anyone paying attention that day was able to hear otherwise on the radios during everything. People should actually be knowledgeable before making untrue comments.
DeleteBlack ops lol too much video games for u kid stop talking shit u are only a wanna be so please shut the fuck up u dont know anyting i always see you mamando verga of salazares u know what they are being fucked in sonora by RCQ 1 or 2 years more the salazares gonna get kicked her ass in sonora the CDS dont want that shits in sonora more
DeleteAfter Culiacanazo comes the culiuada, so watch out sicario 006.
DeleteMochomo is in prison
Delete2:47 i was thinking the same lol
Delete4:46 Chapo is still in prison.
DeletenOw iM FuRiOUs
DeleteChapo was the Supreme cds leader but the flashy life style got the best of him. Sinaloa groupies still claim mayo was bigger capo but if he was the bigger capo there would not be any infighting within cds.
ReplyDeleteMexicali is now cjng PLAZA, Los garibay and many other cds switched to work with cjng and the rest got smoked
"but if he was the bigger capo there would not be any infighting within cds."
DeleteI do get the sense that El Mayo doesn't receive the same kind of reverence that El Chapo did, despite the fact that he's never been captured. I can only assume that El Chapo managing to escape prison and evading the authorities for years afterwards made him more impressive to young sicarios than never being arrested at all.
Awesome point. Youre right, chapo did keep sinaloa under better control.
Deletechicali sigue siendo y será del 6 ... y el checo siempre está al 100 con el M Grande Compa ! Deje de andar habríendo la mamadora las jaliskillas al rato caen y usted va seguir de pendejo y hediendo
DeleteYeah I always thought that was funny..the Department of Justice and the DEA say Chapo was #1 in CDS but random borderland beat trolls say he wasnt so I guess I better believe trolls and randoms over the DOJ and DEA lmao. It was very obvious Chapo was #1, they dont tunnel anyone out of alti plano style prisons literally nobody. People escape from jails and low security prisons but not Altiplano and Puente Grande. Chapo escaped from both lol
DeleteDecember 11, 2019 at 6:29 AM chapo ni mayo era el numero 1 ese era otra persona. ambos tienen poder. el mayo tiene mas dinero con la segunda fuga en altiplano el chapo se puso ala par si no es que mas arriba que el mayo. pero detras d ellos habia un numero 1 de color.
DeleteG3 was tunneled out of prison and he was said to be a capo for chapo
DeleteTheir father couldn't hide from the American's. Won't be long before they meet the same fate. Chapitos can run but they wont be able to hide.
ReplyDeleteHuh. Other reports have said that El Mayo sprung into action when Ovidio was captured, and that a lot of the gunmen that took part in the debacle were his men.
ReplyDeleteAs always, anything you hear about the Sinaloa Cartel should be taken with a grain of salt.
As always anything that is read in los periódicos should be taken like grain de salt. In USA the peoples believe something when it is “published” but in Mexico we do not. When the big periódicos write about one thing it is to distract the peoples from something else.
DeleteYeah this is all bs they say this nonsense every year yet business continues like usual in Sinaloa.
DeleteAmen
DeleteAll the media sites fall for the same bs seems like there's a campaign to divide CDS..10
ReplyDeleteCan you explain to me how this news can divide them? I put this article in the fake news area because I'm 100% sure that Mayo's people were there when Ovidio was captured/released. We all could hear it loud and clear in their radio communications. I'm sure that Mayo is smart enough not to start a war in his own backyard when they're fighting CJNG on other fronts.
Delete@1:50 were you actually there to be 100% sure of what you are saying?
DeleteThe alleged divide hapened when los chapitos ask for help to liberate ovidio guzman and el mayo refused. But ppl need to remember that el mayo already saved the chapitos from mencho. That was all el mayo or they wld of been dead. Also el mayo fought the el lisenciados faction when they tried to take over. El mayo was and is still the man behind the cds. Only time will tell if this ne2 rumors arw true. Speaking of rumors did you all hear tuat el chapo ordered the death of jenny rivera because she was going to do a sho2 in moterrey? And tue stupid ass reason why he ordered it or any artist that was friends of cds and wanted to play in zetas territory.
DeleteDid you notice that all the media sites fall for the same bs? It seems there is a campaign to divide the US. 11
DeleteYeah but did you notice that all the media sites fall for the same bs? It seems there is a campaign to divide the US. 12
Delete7:40 al que le deben la vida los chapitos son al canas
DeleteThe drug addict party city will maintain its position on the most dangerous cities in the world list
ReplyDeleteActually I just came from Culiacán last week.. everything seem quiet... I felt safe everywhere I went never did I worry about my life
Delete@3:44 how were the beautiful women out there?
Delete@5:54
DeleteNot as hot as the ones from Jalisco.
Queso
There’s beautiful women everywhere in Mexico .. I did see a few in Culiacán that were real head turners.. but Chihuahua has its fair share of beautiful buchonas too
Delete3:44 I hope YOUR being sarcastic, either that or plain STUPID
Delete@5:54 watch out in Jalisco ... they may not be women and you’d be in for a real surprise .. todos conocemos la fama que tiene Jalisco .. lol
Delete@12:58 .. no sir I’m not being sarcastic.. I’m being completely honest .. I was not worried not a single second while in Culiacán .. I don’t see how that should give you a reason to offend me.. my mom is from Culiacán and my dad from Chihuahua .. I’ve seen far more violence in chihuahua than in Sinaloa .. plus ppl are friendlier in Sinaloa too .. I’m sure if you go around flexing and insulting ppl such as yourself you’ll have someone shut your mouth up real quick .. so there you have it ..
DeleteIt is impossible to know the true politics of this corporation. There are many companies that work under the name CDS and whatever the media knows/prints is what the corporation allow them to. Disinformation and speculation are the closest thing to the truth that outsiders can hope for. Until the house of cards comes crashing down that is.
ReplyDeleteBut something tells me it is the ruthless insurgent style upstarts that are truly in the sights of those whose finger is on the trigger. Amlo wants order restored and will allow the old school to restructure a mega cartel like the Guadalajara of the 1980’s that is planted in firm bedrock not built in a way that a soft wind could topple it.. The microchosims will fall in line or be crushed. I believe this is his wish. Pax mafioso. I just pray for the Mexican people whose lives have been displaced and ravaged as a result of this war on drugs
Frank from Canada
Interesting point.
DeleteI have leaned on this theory for a single cartel to operate with impunity for the sake of order.
However, question remains? Will these other cartels allow suite of discrepancies? After all its money being generated which will be impacted.
1:40 Your view is interesting but I do not believe this is what AMLO is doing.
DeleteI believe it was a disaster for Mexico when Chapo was taken away because there was more order for the peoples all over Mexico than what is there today. Chapo and los CDS familias did not sell the drogas to the children in Mexico and the business was only to sometimes fight for new plaza but ultimately to satisfy demand for los drogas en EU. Los Chapitos have always broke the rules when Chapo is in prison and.now away and I do not think Mexico would be worse if Mayo let Mencho kill Alfredo.
Frank, they’ve been saying that about every MX president since Zedillo:
Delete“That the president wants a ‘pax mafioso’ with a single cartel structure”
Regardless if that’s true or not, it ain’t gonna happen. I think the last 20 years in MX has proved so...
Calderón REALLY fucked it up though. And yeah. In a perfect world (short of eliminating this wAr and savagery altogether)/a pax Mario’s a could work, except that drug dealers have huge ego’s!!!!! And politicians even worse! Shocking... THIS is why it is virtually impossible to run a DTO or illegal enterprise on a sustainable long term basis. There are of course the 1 in a million exception where you have ‘the humble-ish capo’ who is smart enough to avoid media attention (unless it is self serving) and keep their true power a secret
DeleteIf in the coming weeks/months there are bold strikes against cjng and those who haven’t ‘lined up’ for mayo, then maybe we revisit this discussion.
Frank
same here, I thought mayo sent his men to help ovidio on black thursday...
ReplyDelete@Frank from Canada : I am intriguied by your perspectives. Could you amplify more....especially about La Guadalajara "entity" of the 80s. Does this entity connect with high placed Mexican /International politics?
ReplyDeleteThanks
Mexico-Watcher
That's the old Guadalajara cartel.
DeleteAmplify more? Just like the Godfather movie during hearings.
DeleteWhile Juan Abrego operated the gulf coast relatively solo, as in apart from the Guadalajara cartel(that our friend clarified in his commentbefore my reply) The rest of Mexico operated under Miguel angel felix gallardo (el padrino) and Don Neto beneath him. It was a hierarchical structure with one kingpin. It was he who called the shots and assigned bosses to their respective territories. As a result, for a time, things went smoothly with Mexian traffickers operating more like a bounce on the cocaine trampoline to the US, as the Colombians relied more and more on Mexico to diversify from the Caribbean and pacific routes to overland routes as to avoid losing loads to the authorities.
DeleteThe Mexican Kingpins got wise to the fact that being paid in cocaine was far more lucrative than being paid say, 5 to 10,000 per kilo that they smuggled. Furthermore they realized, sourcing their own product direct from the Colombians, essentially cutting out middlemen and making the way for the likes of capos like amado Carrillo and azul (Chapo and Mayo as well) to gain control of their own business from the manufacturing process to distribution in the US. The Guadalajara cartel was the first to take their power back from the Colombians, and pay off elected officials like PRESIDENTS to operate with impunity, and lay in the cut, raking it in.... for a time. When Padrino went down, well, there’s plenty on Netflix to pick the ‘story’ up from there.
Be well and stay safe
Frank from Canada
Read books, this blog and you’ll be caught up in no time Mex-Watch. That’s how to learn the history. Amplify? I have no more knowledge available to me regarding Mexican politics international or otherwise than any other reader of this fantastic blog
DeleteMayo sent support on ovidios operation 100% confirmed.
ReplyDeleteVarious leaked radio audio confirmed it and are 100% real.
The video of the gunmen shaking the soldiers hands are mayos faction who were also the ones threatening to blow up those tankers in the video. This video took place in the costa rica cajeta that is under mayos control.
The federation is strong as ever just cells not seeing eye to eye.
BS so way Mayo n chapitos are beefing with each other,that's the last thing they would do,Sinaloa specially culiacan would become a death city due to both sides living there,both sides would lose people,money,power,etc.. which would allow rivals like cjng,blo to gain ground....so the best thing for either side to do is help each other in situations like that...
ReplyDeleteWhen one side wants the hole cake and think they deserve its when things go south, if they were really that smart mayo should of never let chapo start all those wars that he couldnt win
DeleteIts family blood ties..Mayo and Chapo got rich together and did dirt like nobody ever has Mayo is not going to abandon Chapos kids trust me. These articles are funny.
Delete@10:05 Let?
DeleteThis whole “fight” has been in the news for months, even before the Ovidio situation. Which went down the drain. There was videos of radio frequencies of cartel members *literally* thanking Mayo sicarios for helping out that same Thursday night of the Ovidio madness....
ReplyDeleteIs Adan Salazar a fugitive? Some reports say he was arrested in Mex some say he is dead... Anyone know about this
ReplyDeleteI doubt it. They are most powerful together then enemy’s
ReplyDeleteDisagreements maybe but rivals never. United they stand divided they fall.
ReplyDeleteNot helping would be shortsighted those witheld & saved resources would not be worth much anymore when the cartel infrastructure started to implode. I think they have an understanding of this and there is no such thing as talking disrespectfully or not providing gunmen for the duties everyone knows exactly what the boundries are!
ReplyDeleteRe: beff between El Ruso and some of Ivan's people seem appear to be true. I was in CLN in the summer and I heard stories between one of Ivan's trusted Lts. and El Ruso, which I took with a grain of salt but it seems that there could be more to that story. Basically I heard that Ivan's guy paraded the city trying to punk everyone and anyone, which included some of Ruso's people and talking shit about El Ruso as well. When Ruso confronted Ivan's guy by radio, there was no response so Ruso took the streets with his people to visit a few known safe houses but nobody came out. When I heard this entertaining story, I kind if smiled and kept listening because, well, its entertaining to hear these "behind the scenes" stories. Could be true or false, who knows, but it appears to coincide with the Ruso part of the story.
ReplyDeleteMayo and Ivan haven’t been seeing eye to eye for a while . There was going to be a major war a few years back when Ivan was going to taquichamona to handle Score with Lupe Tapia . Mayos right hand . As the caravan was on its way to town to kill tapia mayo gave stern warning to Chapos to back off...
ReplyDeleteThat’s true chapitos had to back down with a 20 car caravan because they got alerted on their radio that if they kept on driving towards their turf the 50 cal turrets where going to come out to use
DeleteTheres is war el nini picked up some of Russos men they had a meeting and mayo declared war on chapos kids believe me
DeleteThis bs ovidio real real close to mayo that's his godfather. They like stirring the pot
ReplyDeleteChapo is Vicente’s godfather and he testified against him. In the criminal world it’s sálvese quien pueda!
Deletei find it hard to believe that mayo and chapitos would beef. that would be a serious fracture in CDS. can anyone confirm the truth?
ReplyDeleteWhere is this article, please? "
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, in July of this year, Vice revealed that “El Chapo” gunmen refused to work with their children and switched to the side of “El Mayo”."
I can't find anywhere.
Pues Don Mayo y Los Chapitos como todos tienen diferencias opinion en unas cosas Don Mayo es de los Sinaloense de la escuela vieja tiene la experiencia de el negocio bueno y malo y también ya está mayor más calmado piensa las cosas bien y pues los chapitos son plebes que les falta muchos años todavía pa prender bien las cosas y pues Don Mayo y su gente son los de CDS de la gente con mas experiencia ya con más tiempo trabajando y llos chapitos tienen puro plebito nuevo que están listos pára las parrandas y la guerra todos ya miraron la chapiza que tienen los chapos en Culiacán y también la gente de otros Sinaloense que están al💯con los Guzmán si dicen que Don Mayo no está con las chapitos pues está bien sabían más que uno😉aquí andamos bien 🔋al💯Con los que estan al💯Con los Sinaloense
ReplyDeleteYo no se nada
ReplyDelete-the guy who knows nothing
Que les pasa hombre Por que no pueden resolver la situacion amablemente? Dejen el orgullo por un lado Y piensen en la gente. La gente es la que sufre mas del pleito
ReplyDeleteEstos vatos que les va a importar la gente? Si deveras les importara la gente ni se uvieran metido al narco, ahi te metes para chingar a la gente de una forma u otra, no seas imbesil
DeleteAnonymousDecember 10, 2019 at 9:31 PM
DeleteQue les pasa hombre Por que no pueden resolver la situacion amablemente? Dejen el orgullo por un lado Y piensen en la gente. La gente es la que sufre mas del pleito
jajaja si te pones a pensar y analizar y recaudar informacion. sabras que muchas muchas de las grandes guerras an sido por pendejadas sin sentido por cosas que ni alcaso. habiendo tanto sayo pa echar chingazos
Chivis. Is all the ms-13 hype that the media pushes fake? I can't even think of the last ms-13 reference I have seen on BB.
ReplyDeleteIt comes from ignorance and the lack of interest in research by media. MS13 hype is on steroids. Hey They needed a monster and lets be clear ms13 are monsters but to focus on them with somewhere between 8000 and 10000 members nationwide is ridiculous. If they wants optics and scare tactics focus on big prison gangs. and start with texas
DeleteFollowed by California & Chicago.
DeleteGood reply chivis.
Chapitos taking out MZ members that flipped no war going on
ReplyDeleteAll you snitchaloa nuthuggers and your theories 😂😂 something big is going down in Sinaloa the end is coming we are here
ReplyDelete😂😂😂😂 it’s hilarious how they talk as if They’re spitting facts instead of just giving an opinion. Though i don’t doubt that people involved with cartels can read sites like this.
DeleteYou meant to say "Culiacanazo" not "Culiacanzo"
ReplyDeleteThis article is not true. Complete media misinformation. Also, do not undervalue the chapitos power. It's more then just ivan, alfredo and Ovid. This family has deep links and ties to over 50 countries. Just there family, this is not including the other familias that you have never heard of. Chapitos have more power then you think.
ReplyDeletePablo had connections to many countries as well, though his clout dried up in those countries pretty quickly as evidenced by his family being turned away from various countries after he became persona non grata with US and Colombian govs when the pepes were going to give them all neckties
DeleteThe Chapitos are planning to takeover full control of CDS since they know Mayo is a very old man with his one leg in the grave and another leg on a banana peel. jajajajajaja
ReplyDeleteMayo retired a while back. He is far far away.
ReplyDeleteWhen they want you, they get you. Literally nowhere to hide. I’m referring to 3 letter US organizations. I think the fish they reeeaally wanna fry is the son of a bitch Mencho and his bloodthirsty organization.
DeleteFact is, someone is going to move the dope and the three letters decide who that is. So who the real Boss of bosses?
Frank from Canada