Sedena Warned About Sinaloa Cartel Attacks Against The Population And Authorities Of Sonora

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According to reports revealed by the hacktivists Guacamaya, the Sedena also warned of the actions of the criminal group 'Los Paez'.

The Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) warned that the Sinaloa cartel would commit attacks against the population and authorities in Sonora, in addition to clashes and executions between criminal groups, and the detonation of a bomb, according to "confidential" reports released by hacktivists Guacamaya.

The reports indicated that the Sedena deployed its personnel and requested the support of the National Guard (GN) to prevent violent actions by two factions of the Sinaloa cartel that are in dispute.

Intelligence work describes the Sinaloa groups working for the sons of Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán and drug lord Ismael El Mayo Zambada, leader of the Sinaloa cartel, as being responsible for the wave of violence in the state.

Also operating in Sonora is the Los Paez organization led by Rodrigo Omar Paez Quintero, Lito Paez, nephew of drug trafficker Rafael Caro Quintero, which is in conflict with the two aforementioned groups.

The Sedena also warned of the actions of the criminal group 'Los Paez'.

The reports where the alerts were issued to prevent violent actions date back to 2020 and mention each of the steps of these criminal groups and their short and medium term plans to take control of Sonora's territory.

One of the documents states that the Army knew that Roberto, Cara de Ardilla, a member of Los Demonios, the armed wing of the Sinaloa cartel, was planning an explosion with an explosive device in Nogales or Magdalena de Kino.

"An operator for the criminal group informed Roberto, Cara de Ardilla, that he already had the explosives and the bomb ready, and that he still had to give him (Cara de Ardilla) the telephone with which the detonation would be carried out.

"For his part, Cara de Ardilla told his collaborator that Rafael Angel Salazar Olmos, El Boy, would come for the explosives," the report states.

Los Demonios have Nogales as their center of operations, and are led by Gilberto Martínez Rentería, El Gilillo, under the command of Felipe de Jesús Canizales Apodaca, El Gigio, of the Los Mayos faction.

The alerts to prevent violent actions date back to 2020.

In that municipality, they have a confrontation with Cristóbal Castillo Santamaría, El Cinco, the head of the Los Cazadores group, the armed wing of Los Chapitos, whose regional leader is Jesús Humberto Limón López, El Chubeto.

Another document reveals that Los Paez intended to retake control of criminal activities in the town of El Zoquete, Caborca, from where they were displaced by El Chubeto.

The Army also learned that Jesús Humberto Limón is characterized by his high capacity for corruption, which is why he receives protection from security forces from the three levels of government, who in addition to providing them with protection and informing them of the operations implemented in their area of operation, also participate in the detention of their rivals, including committing violent actions against them.

They also learned that he "strengthened his firepower and tactics" by acquiring Barret .50 caliber weapons, as well as AK-47s, better known as "Cuernos de Chivo," AR-15s and Minime assault rifles, rounds, and armored vehicles.

"It is foreseeable that Chubeto's group will carry out high-impact violent actions against Los Paez, in revenge for the recent attack against (his main operator Jose Bibiano Cabrera Cabrera) El Durango, who was injured after the vehicle he was riding in exploded," an alert adds.

The Sedena discovered that El Chubeto gave instructions to attack the facilities of the municipal presidency of Cucurpe; murder a commander of the Imuris municipal police and abduct 3 individuals. 

To do so, he ordered a subject identified as El Lupillo to carry out the attack on the municipal presidency.

He also instructed one of his operators, referred to as Neto, to kill the commander of the Imuris Municipal Police.

The Sedena warned that the attacks in Cucurpe would be carried out in the corridor from the Altar region to Nogales and Arizona.

El Chubeto warned them that if they did not comply with his orders and support the defense of the plaza they would be separated from the organization.

The Sedena warned that the attacks in Cucurpe would be carried out in the corridor from the Altar region to Nogales and Arizona, a strategic route for the transfer of drugs and people.

Limón López said he would continue with the attacks and mentioned that the next leader he was interested in killing was Ignacio Páez Soto, El Nacho, leader of Los Páez in Pitiquito, who was killed in December 2020.

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