El Shakira, Another Cousin of El Chueco, Arrested in Chihuahua

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El Chueco’s “main operator”, his cousin Gilberto Portillo V was arrested in Urique municipality, in the state of Chihuahua.  Gilberto Portillo, alias “El Shakira” [sometimes spelled Chaquira], was found with over 2000 pills of fentanyl by federal law enforcement.

Press Conference 

Undersecretary Ricardo Mejía Berdeja announced that a cousin of El Chueco had been arrested during the weekly Zero Impunity segment of the presidential morning press conferences. At approximately 28:40 - 30:00 within the official video (linked here), he said the following: 

“Next. In relation to the search to execute an arrest warrant against José 'N', alias 'el Chueco', in Chihuahua - the alleged perpetrator of the homicide of two parish priests and a tourist guide in the municipality of Urique - SEDENA soldiers, in coordination with the Attorney General's Office of Chihuahua, arrested Gilberto 'N', alias 'el Chaquira', in possession of drugs and weapons.

The detainee is a cousin and trusted confidant of José 'N', alias 'el Chueco', the alleged perpetrator of the aforementioned homicides. He was also arrested with a long gun and 2,18 fentanyl pills, and was handed over to the corresponding authorities, who have already requested that he be sentenced to criminal proceedings.

With this arrest from the deployment carried out by the Secretariat of National Defense in this region of Chihuahua, there are now 18 detainees with the last arrest. The search continues for José 'N', alias 'El Chueco' in the states of Chihuahua, Sonora and also with the corresponding immigration alerts.”

 

The Press Release

A the state Attorney General’s Office sent out a press release, which read as follows: 

“Soldiers of the Mexican Army, the National Guard and the State Attorney General's Office captured the main operator of the criminal leader, José Noriel Portillo Gil, alias 'El Chueco'.

Thanks to the intelligence work and the uninterrupted actions of the authorities, Gilberto P. V., alias 'El Shakira', was located in an improvised camp where he was sheltering in an open road leading from Tubares, municipality of Urique to Choix, Sinaloa.

The 29-year-old detainee is a direct relative of ‘El Chueco’ and one of the main operatives of the criminal organization in the area.

At the time of his capture, he was found with a .223 mm caliber rifle with a magazine loaded with 25 useful cartridges, as well as a bag with more than 2,000 pills of the drug known as fentanyl, weighing approximately 220 grams.

For the above, he was placed at the disposal of the Attorney General's Office for his alleged responsibility in the illegal carrying of a firearm and simple possession of narcotics.”

Sources: FGE Press Release, Juarez Hoy, Imagen Radio, El Sol de México, Diario de México, Aristegui, Latin US