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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

CJNG's "El Patron," Behind the Attack on Journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva, is Arrested in Delano, California

 "Socalj" for Borderland Beat


The FGR reported the capture of Armando Escárcega Valdez, “El Patrón” by the ATF in Delano, California. "El Patron" was arrested in the US based on charges in Mexico for criminal association within the criminal cell that attempted to take the life of journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva, on December 15, 2022.

“Mexican authorities confirm to us that Armando Escárcega, "El Patrón," the alleged leader of the group that made an attempt on my life, was arrested in California. They inform me that they will soon release more details [...] I appreciate the work of the Mexican authorities that led to the arrest of the alleged leader of the group that attempted on my life. Thank you,” wrote Gómez Leyva, on his social network account X.







"El Patrón" crossed the border with the United States last January 2023, according to official investigations, and was seen in Los Gatos, in Santa Clara County, California. Later he would have moved north, to Oregon or Washington; or sought refuge in the east, in Ohio or Pittsburgh; his true location was tough to pin down. Authorities assured that a red notice from Interpol would be requested, which had not yet been issued.


However, he was captured in Delano, California at a family home by ATF agents in conjunction with the DOJ. He is expected to be extradited to Mexico to face the charges against him there. Delano sits along the route from Bakersfield to the Tulare/Fresno area. Traditionally, Delano has been an agricultural area with activist Cesar Chavez among its past residents. But increasingly it has become a prison town with two California state prisons being the top two largest employers in the area.


Delano has a long history of gang activity and violence as it is often considered the dividing line between Norteño and Sureño gang affiliations in the state. According to the Southern California Gang Database, Delano consists of several Norteño, N14 gangs. A large federal operation targeting Northerner gangs in the central California area titled 'Operation Broken Bonds' saw the arrest of a Delano resident for meth distribution in May 2023.


Who is "El Patron"?

Armando Escárcega Valdez graduated with a Law Degree at ENEP Acatlán at UNAM and worked in law firms in the City and State of Mexico.

In January 2017, Escárcega was arrested in Mexico City, accused of the crime of extortion, an act of which there was no record of a criminal incident. A year later he was admitted to the Oriente prison for the same crime, but he was acquitted in September 2019.

Information from the FGR indicated that "El Patrón" provided money, weapons, drugs, and a safe house located in Michoacán to those responsible for the attempted murder of Imagen TV journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva in December 2022. 

On December 31, 2022, he was seen by authorities during a meeting with the perpetrators of the attack against the journalist, in a restaurant on the Mexico-Querétaro highway. 

The agents followed the criminals to the meeting, where they managed to hear that “El Patrón” asked about the “jale del journalist.” One of the criminals responded, “That asshole 'Bart' didn't realize that mother [fucker] was armored,” referring to the reinforced glass that saved Gómez Leyva's life.

At the end of the meeting, the investigation agents followed everyone involved to their home, except for "El Patrón," who went to a warehouse to meet with a woman, to whom he gave a black bag.

11 days later, his house in the Lindavista Vallejo neighborhood was searched. Documents that confirmed his identity were found, such as credentials, passports, bank cards, and the Grand Cherokee truck with Oaxaca plates in which he was traveling.

Intercepted calls from the alleged perpetrators indicated that "El Patrón" had contacts within the authorities to obtain information about the case and their possible search for him. This led to his fleeing to the US.


Ciro, on his nightly newscast on Imagen Televisión, identified “El Patrón” as an alleged associate of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

Attack on Gomez Leyva

Gómez Leyva, reported on December 15, 2022, that two people attempted to kill him, but his armored SUV saved him.


“At 11:10 pm, 200 meters from my house, two people on a motorcycle shot me, apparently with the clear intention of killing me. The armor of my truck that I was driving saved me and I have informed the authorities about the matter. CGL […] I appreciate your messages. The armor of the truck saved me. CGL,” wrote Gómez Leyva.

In a second tweet, the journalist attached four photographs, which show how the truck was left, with bullet holes on the windshield and the driver's side glass, as well as another on the hood of the vehicle.

Last March, 3 months after the attack, Claudia Sheinbaum, head of the Government of Mexico City, announced the capture of Leslie “N” for being involved in the attempted murder of the journalist. A total of 13 people had been arrested for the attack.

Among those arrested is Héctor Eduardo, “El Bart”, who is accused of directly shooting at Gómez Leyva. He is accused of also killing “El Davies”, who was piloting the motorcycle the night of the shooting.

75 comments:

  1. Patrones jefes de plaza o comandantes que se van a esconder al otro lado no valen verga.

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    1. Todos estan en el otro lado mi valentino, antes les dejaban una coronita enfrente de sus casas o arriva de sus coches(carros) como advitencia que tenian hasta esa noche para que se vallan por andar valiendo berga. Que bonitos tiempos

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    2. 6:17 10-10 🍻

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    3. Hay muchos en en el sur oeste americano y en Europa.

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    4. En tamaulipas cualquiera de los jefes que brinca a esconderse in el lado americano pierden el respeto de su propia gente alv. Como el ozielillo joto.

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    5. Pelochas did it and went back and became boss wym 7:34

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    6. the US is a safe haven

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    7. He got locked up in usa dumbass he didnt run to hide.

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  2. Over in California You see lots of people from michoacan is sad that people like these makes us look bad theres lots of robberys n beating of michoacan people because they see US has weak and small 😢 i sell elotes on My cart

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    1. No period kid, why you sell Elotes ?Dropping out of high school is a very bad idea, to get ahead in life in USA, you need a high school diploma . Most places that pay good will not hire without a diploma. I remember a while back a kid needed help with Algebra, and came in here asking Don Sol for help.
      Also I am glad you like Michoacan.
      Viva Michoacan!

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    2. Cálmate valencia

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    3. Paisas from mich? Wtf you talking about? All paisas from every state get rolled up.. especially the sinaloas get licked for their work all the time and don’t do shit. The Sinaloas have the rep of being big mouth winnies in the paisa car in cdcr

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  3. Out in the bay area Sf otam ien akland san jose ta lleno de celulas cjng alv at the night clubs see all the time on the signs with letters that light up u can personalize when u get bottle service todas dicen jalisco 4 letras ... mucha barbie tambien pa aquellos rumbos

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    1. Voy a ir con una gorra que diga 701 aver Que hacen 🤔

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    2. @8:23 Redwood City number one spot where jaliscos are at.

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    3. There hella scary always trying to talk shit to people and look down on people but never about anything we strip those squares out here take all the gold and silver off there neck wrist fingers Redwood City is wack ain’t nothing going on there as usual no one in the bay cares for them just the people that live there.

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    4. 8:23 the LA night clubs are usually full with cds members.

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    5. Simon 09 estas en lo sierto alli en el club Maya redwood city

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    6. Lol I just my misspelling on my original post above .. *bay area SF oakland san jose

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    7. Connor, are you an ex gangster?

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    8. Puro alucines de CJNG in the bay area, everyone in Redwood City claim they work for mencho y andan rentando entre 20 bola de brgas en un cuarto

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    9. @1057 pm ... no sir I am a part time yoga instructor and full time dentist

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    10. 11:25 its called keeping a low profile

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    11. Connor how many fat ass women in spandex do you get to see that think they still got it. 🤣

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    12. At least 3 a day @SOL but hey at least they are trying to do yoga and be fit lmaooooo

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    13. Low profile ? Man you must be out your mind.

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    14. 8:46 I didn’t know bragging meant keeping a low profile. Everyone in redwood is from aguillia and they claim they work for CJNG, I remember those same folks years ago were all about La familia Michoacana lol. Maya is one of the most ghetto nightclub full of paisas and wannabe gang bangers

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  4. La is full of chapiza members. Especially El Rambo El mago y and that G from maravilla forgot his name . They be up in the high clubs making it rain with artists and models

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    1. There's a lot of people from Jalisco in East La where the plaza de mariachi is at.

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    2. son de la misma bola. - jeffrey

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    3. delano, elimart, porterville. terrenos de la mano negra j. mtnz

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    4. They say El Jeffrey Rambo mago run parts of LA on behalf of CDS

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    5. @9:16 ya sabes wey!

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    6. 9:26 Cartels have 0% control of Los Angeles.

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    7. 12:29 it's a different kind of control than Mexico . Whoever controls the drugs controls the gangs

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    8. El
      Mago fronts he only sells hibachi from his hibachi trucks and restaurants tho

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    9. 12:29
      Different cartels control Los Angeles. Oklahoma is mostly controlled by CDS.

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  5. Only 🖐🏿 matters in Cali. Everyone else is small potatoes and falls in line.

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    1. Until they get lured to Baja California.. then they're powerless 😉.

      La eme are a bunch of queers.

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    2. Only in prison and sureños gangs. Outside of that nobody cares about them. Over ten years ago the M wanted the owner of Numero Uno Markets to fall in line but he thought them a lesson and M got scared. He even beat a fed case.

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    3. 1103, it obvious you ain't from Cali cause you dont know what time it is here.

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    4. 10:37 don’t get it twisted, all those países bow down to homies in the California prison system. Even jefes de Los carteles get punked 😂

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    5. Eme only has power in prison and with loser gangsters but you when they go after powerful people like the owner of Numero Uno Markets they get punked and run away.

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    6. All that Eme shit is lame as hell. Mostly all low class criminals with no morals, no honor. Taxing low class dealers who only make a couple bucks a week. People who enjoy their time in prison more than freedom. We could never respect people like that in the south.

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    7. 119 ask evil how the "paisas" treat him lol

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    8. Evil got hit by his own people

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  6. It’s hard to make it rain in Delano maybe in some cheep pool hall banging with the CO s

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  7. Free the plug 🔌

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  8. Interesting, does this guy hold any kind leadership position within the jaliscas. Once a lic doing the extortion business and now involved with the failed killing of gomez.

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  9. @9.09 You’re right, most of the prisons are run by one organization from Southern California. You’ll see southern gangs in Northern California but never the other way around. The US government are still stressing over MS13.

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    1. That's. Negative chief at 839am NF has a huge program in all the prisons from kern County up to Canada.. nortenos also got programs and regiments in tijuana amd guadalajara in conjunctionwith cjng cells .. homeboys that either on the run or got deported settled in those spots ..

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    2. You smoking tweak Connor ain’t no Norteños in Guadalajara they will get smoked stop spreading misinformation

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    3. Scrappas overestimate theyselves. Norte runs deep in gdl. All those la fools walk around looking down when visiting family. I wish a scrap would speak up in my colonia Santa Teresita 559 all day.

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    4. Homies flamed up stomping around all day any pelona wearing dodgers gets pressed on and turns charro with a quickness

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    5. 559 ain’t even real northerns nothing but of bunch of lame busters from that area, I ran fades with fools from poros and they don’t even got hands😂

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    6. 8:39
      Only in prison and with transient gangsters, outside that they don't run shit.

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    7. Bunch of lames dissing and willing to kill each other over an imaginary line created by a bunch of tecatos for the sole purpose of brainwashing pendejos to get high. All these tough guys stuffing their colons full of drugs to please a man they’ve never met. Freaking losers!

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    8. @0545___Please, no hatred or violence needed Mr. Jorge Maromero Paez. We've got plenty of that already. Violence is not a solution. "Can't we all just get along." Wisdom Solider

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  10. Los Bukis are not allowed to play in Tijuana.
    I don't think they play Narco Corridos, don't understand who is controlling singers???

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    1. Le Labán dinero a Ernesto Díaz, compadre de Vicente Zambada

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    2. Their Michoacanos and have links to LFM and CT. They would play privately for La Tuta.

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    3. @9:07AM Los Bukis is my favorite Mexican band. Tu Cárcel is my jam.

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  11. Great article.
    Pleased to see this piece of shit Patron finally got caught.
    Mexican authorities and ATF and DOJ did good.

    Now - how many other gutless killers of journalists are still out there?

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  12. This makes sense. In Yakima Wa, the Nortenos work for CJNG. They were harboring him. Someone probably bragged.

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  13. All these fools bragging about their gang this their gang that , understand this its a proven failed life who steal and extort their own race !!! Basura!!!

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    1. @5:32___ Preach it. Well said. Applause. I just hope they could see your post, but most importantly understand the reality. Being blinded by fake promises and twisted loyalty, the end result is no life to brag about. We know how it ends.

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    2. Agree, raza is starting to hit rock bottom. Sad

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  14. He Nose what he did.

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  15. Gómez Leyva’s face aged like crazy after the attempt.

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