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Friday, November 22, 2024

Semar Seizes Drums With Chemical Precursors, Ammunition, Tactical Equipment And Vehicles In Culiacán, Sinaloa. El Guero Reyna Compadre Of Ismael Zambada Sicairos "Mayo Flaco", Territories Raided By The Navy

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated from RIODOCE 

Author | Editorial Staff

Date | November 21, 2024

Time | 7:28 am


As a result of citizen complaints, Navy personnel attached to the Eighth Naval Region based in Mazatlan, secured chemical precursors, ammunition, tactical equipment and vehicles in the vicinity of Guamuchilera, Bacata and Tecomate, belonging to the municipality of Culiacan, on Wednesday.

The Secretary of the Navy announced that this action was carried out during aerial and land surveillance patrols carried out by naval personnel during the development of the “Operation Component Shield against Organized Crime” and in coordination with local authorities.

According to him, two 50 liter drums with probable chemical precursor, 25 drums of approximately 40 liters with unknown chemical substance, three drums and three gallons with chemical residues; as well as a 20 kilos bucket with probable precursor in powder form were seized.









Nine magazines, 111 cartridges, tactical equipment with two ballistic plates and two vehicles were also seized.


The chemical precursors were neutralized in the area by specialized personnel, while the seized material and vehicles were handed over to the Attorney General's Office (FGR) in the city of Culiacán Sinaloa.


SOURCE: RIODOCE 

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Extradition Of Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, 'Viceroy', Brother Of ' El Señor De Los Cielos Or Lord of the Skies' To The U.S. Granted By Judge

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted by RIODOCE 

Author | Editorial Staff

Date | November 21, 2024

Time | 5:53 pm


A judge has given the green light for Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, alias “El Viceroy”, the former leader of the Juarez cartel, to be extradited to the United States, according to La Jornada.

Julio Veredín Sena Velázquez, seventh district judge for criminal amparo proceedings, annulled the amparo lawsuit and denied him the protection of federal justice with which the drug lord had sought to stop his extradition to the neighboring country for an indefinite period of time.

On July 27, 2023, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) granted the US government the extradition of 'El Viceroy', who is wanted by the Federal District Court of the Western District of Texas for money laundering and drug trafficking.

That same year, but in September, the same judge Sena Velazquez suspended the indefinite extradition of the brother of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, alias “El Señor de los Cielos.

In 2022, the Viceroy received an additional 20-year prison sentence, according to the Attorney General's Office (FGR), for organized crime to commit crimes against health.

In October 2014, Vicente Carrillo was arrested and placed at the disposal of a judge in order to be interned in the Federal Center for Social Readaptation 2 “Occidente”, located in Puente Grande, Jalisco.


SOURCE: RIODOCE 

It Was Juana From The Centro Neighborhood, The Woman Killed In A House Burned And Shot In Culiacan, Sinaloa.

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from LOS NOTICIEIRISTAS

WRITTEN BY: ERNESTO MARTINEZ 

11/21/2024


Culiacán, Sin.- The woman who died last night, Wednesday, November 20, after a shooting attack inside a house that was also intentionally burned in the Renato Vega Alvarado neighborhood, south of Culiacán, was a neighbor of the Centro neighborhood, according to authorities.

The lady was identified as Juana, 47 years old, residing in the Centro neighborhood of this city and in addition to having carbon monoxide (smoke) intoxication, she had two gunshot wounds to the abdomen.

According to the information, the attack occurred around 10 o'clock last night in a house located on Mina del Peñon Blanco street, between Límite and Segunda avenues of the neighborhood, which is located next to 22 de Diciembre and Villa Bonita.

According to witnesses, there were several armed men who arrived at the property in several pickup trucks and after entering the house where the woman lived, they shot at her on several occasions and then set fire to the house with gasoline, after which the gunmen fled in an unknown direction.

It was the neighbors themselves who helped the woman who was inside the burning house who alerted the authorities, so minutes later a group of paramedics and urban rescue technicians from the Gerum group arrived at the site, who helped the woman in the front yard of the house, but she no longer had vital signs.

The scene was attended by personnel from the different police forces and the State Attorney General's Office to confirm the facts where they found several R15 .223 millimeter caliber rifle cartridges, while personnel from the Forensic Medical Service removed the body and transferred it to the Semefo to perform the legal tests.


SOURCE: LOS NOTICIERISTAS 

"CJNG Cartel", High-Ranking Mexican Leader Arrested on Charges of International Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering After Faking Own Death to Live in California Under Assumed Identity

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

PRESS RELEASE OF OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

NEMESIO RUBEN OSEGUERA-CERVANTES 
EL MENCHO 

A federal court in the Central District of California unsealed a criminal complaint yesterday charging Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa — a high-ranking member of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and the son-in-law of the CJNG’s leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as El Mencho — with international drug trafficking and money laundering offenses. Gutierrez-Ochoa was arrested in Riverside, California, on Nov. 19.


Search For Cashier Of An Avocado Store “ Kidnapped” In Culiacan's Mercado De Abastos: Sinaloa

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted from LOS NOTICIEIRISTAS 

WRITTEN BY: BLANCA RIOS 

11/20/2024

Culiacán, Sinaloa - The missing persons search group Sabuesos Guerreras A.C. has activated an alert to locate María Alejandra, the cashier of the avocado store “KIDNAPPED” by unknown subjects on Wednesday, November 20, at the Culiacán Food Market.

Citizens are asked to report any information that may help to find her whereabouts.


The victim of the “kidnapping” was María Alejandra Aguilera Heras, 47 years old. At the time of the incident, she was wearing blue pants and a brown blouse.


The abduction was reported around 10:40 a.m. at a store called “La Herradura” where it was reported that at least two armed men arrived at the place in a white Chevrolet Spark vehicle and took Maria to an unknown destination.


SOURCE: LOS NOTICIERISTAS 

A Military Man Shot At In Zapopan: Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was reposted from INFORMADOR.MX

The military officer was shot in the head and was taken in serious condition to the Green Cross; he was on his day off.

By: Osiel González Hernández

November 19, 2024 - 2:34 p.m.

This afternoon, a member of the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) was shot at inside his truck at the intersection of Búho and Quetzal streets, in the Parques de las Aves neighborhood in Zapopan. According to unofficial information, the victim is a lieutenant of the Mexican Army.

The military officer was driving his truck when he was attacked by gunshot wounds by a person on a motorcycle. The military officer was shot in the head and was taken in serious condition to the Cruz Verde Niña Eva, located in Carretera a Colotlán, in Zapopan, to be later admitted to a SEDENA hospital.

The victim was on his day off when he was attacked. The causes of the attack and the whereabouts of the alleged perpetrator are unknown at this time. After being shot in the head, the soldier lost control of his truck and crashed into a retaining wall. Zapopan police officers arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area while awaiting the arrival of the Public Prosecutor's Office agents, who are already conducting the corresponding investigations to clarify the facts.

On October 31, members of the Mexican Army and the National Guard arrested Armando 'N', known as 'Delta 1' or 'Maximo', who is said to be the third in command of the Jalisco Cartel - New Generation (CJNG) in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, as well as the person responsible for the expansion of the criminal group in Michoacan.

Delta 1' was arrested in a non-violent operation in the Lagos del Country neighborhood in Zapopan. He controlled criminal operations in the federal prison of Puente Grande, where he coordinated a group of hitmen known as 'Los Deltas', a violent group involved in murders, kidnappings and extortion in Jalisco and other states in the country, reported SEDENA.


Armando 'N' was arrested in 2020, but was released without any explanation from the authorities. In addition to allegedly leading the group of hitmen, this time he is accused of being responsible for the operation of some money laundering businesses for the CJNG.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Mayo Flaco Criminal Group "MF" Make Incursion Into Imala, Sinaloa, A Plaza Controlled By Los Chapos Or La Chapiza.

 "Char" and "Obscuro" for Borderland Beat 

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

MF GROUP IN IMALA, SINALOA 

The Mayo Flaco criminal group made an incursion with innumerable armored pickup trucks full of gunmen in the early hours of Monday, September 18, 2024, from Sanalona, Sinaloa, a stronghold for the Mayo Zambada organization into Imala, Sinaloa, controlled by La Chapiza Cartel. Local civilians from Imala reported that the criminal group that entered vandalized several homes, an electricity outage was reported as a result of several utility posts forcefully knocked down, and gunfire was heard for about one hour off and on. While the MF group was causing havoc in Imala, military and local police, did not make a presence to control the situation; they showed up hours after the criminal group left. Important to note that Sanalona is about 17 kilometers from Imala although the MF group entered Imala there is no confirmation as of yet if they seized the Imala Plaza from La Chapiza or Los Chapos. 

IMAGES OF THE AFTERMATH IN IMALA, SIN






MF ON SOCIAL MEDIA 

The MF group published several videos on social media platforms, which showed their criminal activity in Imala, Sinaloa. In specific pictures the criminal cell posed in front of the town square 


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SOURCE: LUZ NOTICIAS,
PERNICIOUS PROPAGANDA 

U.S. Sanctions The 'Bonques Brothers' And Five Others; Accused Of Trafficking Fentanyl From Nayarit

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from RIODOCE 

Author | Editorial Staff

Date | November 19, 2024

Time | 1:32 pm


The US Treasury Department announced sanctions against the Bonques brothers' network and five other individuals, who smuggle fentanyl and other drugs from Nayarit, as well as being associated with the Jalisco Cartel - New Generation (CJNG).

The other five Mexicans sanctioned by the Treasury Department and members of the gang associated with the CJNG are José Adrián Castillo López, Luis Alonso Navarro Quezada, Erandiny Jazmín Arias Ponce, Araceli Castillo Peinado and José Sinue Castro Álvarez.

According to OFAC, the “Bonques Brothers” gang is led by Roberto Castellanos Meza, alias Beto Bonques, and is made up of his brothers; Ivan Atzayacatl, Giovanni and Juan Carlos, associates and close associates of CJNG leader Ruben Oseguera Cervantes el Mencho.

 The Bonques brothers have strong ties of cooperation with Audías Flores Silva, El Jardinero, the CJNG's regional leader in the state of Nayarit for the trafficking of all types of drugs and money laundering.

“The Bonques Brothers are one of the most prominent families in the state of Jalisco, dedicated to heroin trafficking, who during the 1990's played a preponderant role in controlling part of the market in the state of California,” according to OFAC.


The network that was subject to sanctions by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) alleges that the nine-person group is a key part of the CJNG's drug trafficking operations.

All of those sanctioned are subject to asset forfeiture and the freezing of bank accounts held in states and territories subject to U.S. financial laws, in addition to facing federal drug trafficking charges.




SOURCE: RIODOCE 

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

CDN Leader "El Huevo" Juan Treviño-Chavez Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Charges in US

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat


Juan Gerardo Treviño-Chavez also known as "El Huevo" pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Antonio, Texas today to 15 counts related to his involvement in drug trafficking throughout Mexico and the United States as a former leader of the Cartel del Noreste under his uncles Omar and Miguel Treviño-Morales.

Chilpancingo Public Security Secretary Arrested for Mayor's Decapitation in Guerrero

 "Socalj" for Borderland Beat

On October 1, 2024, the capital city of Guerrero inaugurated a new Mayor, Alejandro Arcos Catalán. 6 days later, his decapitated head was found on the roof of a pickup truck, his body found stuffed inside of the truck. 

It was a grim reminder of the violence that had occurred leading up to the June elections that saw nearly 40 political candidates assassinated throughout the country. Authorities announced the recent arrest of a retired military Captain who became a special prosecutor, and recently in charge of security for Chilpancingo for his involvement in the murder.

This arrest was also a reminder of the collusion and corruption between cartels, local gangs, politicians and law enforcement in the region that has seen battles between gangs allied with larger cartels including the Los Ardillos and Los Tlacos.

La Chapiza Captured Four Mayo Flaco Gunmen Including A Commander For “MF” Group. Allegedly Damaso Lopez Serrano “El Mini Lic”, Is Working Closely With Ismael Zambada Sicairos “Mayo Flaco” In The War Against La Chapiza In Sinaloa

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

DAMASO LOPEZ-SERRANO 
EL MINI LICENCIADO 

Interrogation videos continue to intensify as the La Chapiza or Los Chapos VS Mayo Flaco criminal groups continue to wage war on one another. The faith of the four interrogated Mayo Flaco "MF" gunmen has already been sealed, but before they meet their end, La Chapiza members are interrogated. 

 

The MF commander captured by La Chapiza is Luis Alberto Sanchez Quintero. While being interrogated, Luis Alberto claims that his immediate boss is David Lopez and that the latter received orders from Damaso Lopez Serrano, "El Mini Lic," who works directly with El 19. Moreover, El 19 is a lieutenant of Ismael Zambada Sicairos, "Mayo Flaco," leader of the Mayo Zambada criminal organization. 

 

The four Mayo Flaco gunmen were allegedly captured near the syndicate Eldorado, Sinaloa, and it is important to add that the Eldorado Plaza is now controlled by the Mayo Flaco criminal organization. The La Chapiza or Los Chapos criminal group has made it a priority to recuperate the Eldorado Plaza as heavy fighting has been reported in recent days. 

SPECIAL THANKS TO SOL PRENDIDO FOR THE TRANSLATIONS


LA CHAPIZA INTERROGATES MF GUNMEN 

Part 1

Sicario: What’s your name?

Captive #1: Manuel Quintero. 

Sicario: What about you?

Captive #2: Javier Areti.

Sicario: And you?

Captive #3: Jose Pérez. 

Sicario: What about you commander?

Captive #4: Luis Alberto Sánchez Quintero. 

Sicario: Which mob de you being to?

Captive #4: To the David López mob. 

Sicario: The David López mob, huh? And who’s giving out the orders? 

Captive #4: Mini Lic. 

Sicario: Who does Mini Lic answer to?

Captive #4: El 19. 

Sicario: Is this the Maria Fernanda mob?

Captive #4: Yes. 

Sicario: What exactly were you guys thinking, that shit was going to be so easy to come here?

Captive #4: It did seem like an easy task for us. But shit went sideways for us. 

Sicario: How much are you guys getting paid for this?

Captive #4: The truth is that we’re not even being paid.  

Sicario: Are you being paid with crystal meth?

Captive #4: Yes, straight fucking meth. 

Sicario: What happened to that fucking support you guys were supposed to receive? 

Captive #4: He didn’t send us any backup. We were sent to the front like canon fodder to be executed. 

Sicario: Who’s in charge in El Dorado?

Captive #4: Who’s in charge in El Dorado? That would be the Chapiza mob. 

Sicario: Who’s in charge in El Dorado you fuck? You gang of dicks should already know that the Chapiza mob is in charge in the city of El Dorado. Don’t ever forget that. 

Part 2


Sicario: How many of your operatives have the Chapos gunmen killed off?

Captive I honestly don’t know the actual amount. But the numbers are high. 

Sicario: What exactly were you fuckers thinking, that it was going to be so easy or what? 

Captive: Well, it did look easy for us. However, once you’re face to face with the situation at hand it becomes something else altogether. We did run into a good amount of an opposing force. 

Sicario: What about your backup?

Captive: Well, they never come through for us. We’re told that they’re on their way but they never arrive. 

Sicario: If  you guys aren’t being paid then why don’t you all just get the fuck out of here and go back to wherever it is that you’re from? 

Captive: The truth is that we all regret what we’ve done here because we’re promised so much and never given anything in return. 

Sicario:  If that’s the case then why don’t you just leave this area then?

Captive: We’re all held under threat here. Our families are also under threat. We’re being forced to work here. That’s how things really are for us. We’re being paid with drugs. 

Sicario: What all did Mini Lic promise you guys?

Captive: He promised a lot of things but nothing was ever fulfilled. 

Sicario: More than likely he promised you guys some ranches. 

Captive: Yes, some ranches. Along with so many other things. And that we’d be bosses as well. But that just wasn’t the case. We were nothing more than cannon fodder. 

Sicario: What message would you like to send out to your friends in the rear?

Captive: It’s in your best interest to study, I’m sorry, to work an honest job. Don’t bother getting involved with the underworld. As it is we’re screwed here and it’s over for us. 

Sicario: Don’t bother coming against the Chapos mob because it isn’t as easy as it looks. However, if you want to keep trying to come against us this is how your lives will end. Just like this gang of dumbasses that you see here…




Monday, November 18, 2024

6 Tons Of Marijuana Plantation Found And Destroyed In Culiacan: Sinaloa

"Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted from RIODOCE

Author | Editor

Date | November 18, 2024

Time | 2:48 pm


On November 16, the Navy members were flying over the area in a helicopter when they located the plantation in Zalate de los Ibarra, Culiacán, Sinaloa; they descended to the ground and incinerated the plants.


In collaboration with the Attorney General's Office (FGR), elements of the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar), located and destroyed a plantation with approximately 22,113 marijuana plants, weighing 6,633 kilograms, in Culiacán, Sinaloa, according to national media, informed the agency.

The authorities did not specify whether the plantation belonged to a specific criminal group.


Saturday, November 16, 2024

“El Güero Pulseras” Is Not In Custody: Harfuch Gives Wrong Information About The Operator Of ‘Mayo Zambada And Mayo Flaco'

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted by Latinus 

In a radio interview, the Secretary of Security asked for “an apology for the misunderstanding” about the arrest: “It was a drafting error”.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024 


Jesus Esteban, alias “El Güero Pulseras”, is not in custody as mentioned by the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar Garcia Harfuch, in Tuesday's morning conference.

In an interview with Radiofórmula, Secretary García Harfuch asked for “an apology for the misunderstanding” about the arrest: “It was an editorial error”.

Sources consulted by Latinus affirmed that “it was a confusion” the information mentioned by Harfuch about this alleged operator of drug trafficker Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. 

The Secretary of Security said earlier that the subject was arrested on Monday in a raid carried out in Chiapas by the Secretary of National Defense, the Attorney General's Office, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Security. 

The head of the SSPC commented that it was intelligence and investigation work that led to the location of “El Güero Pulseras” in a place that was used to store illicit objects and armor vehicles used by criminal groups.

During the raid, 935 kilos of marijuana, 54 long firearms, 545 magazines, 65 boxes with hundreds of cartridges, one armored vehicle, nine cars and three motorcycles were also seized.

The FGR also said that the property and the weapons seized were handed over to the Public Prosecutor's Office, which will open an investigation against whoever or whoever is responsible for the crimes of carrying a firearm and possession of cartridges and magazines for the exclusive use of the Armed Forces.

For several months, Chiapas has been suffering an escalation of violence and insecurity due to disputes between drug trafficking groups in the region. According to organizations and activists, the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel - New Generation, as well as the self-proclaimed Chiapas and Guatemala Cartel, play a leading role on the border with Guatemala.

With information from EFE

Court Confirms Release of CJNG Cartel Founder 'El Mencho's' Wife on Organized Crime Charges

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted from Nmas 

The wife of 'El Mencho' was arrested for the first time, in 2018, but was released on parole after paying a guarantee of more than one million pesos

November 15, 2024 | 12:07 hrs CST

By: Mario Torres 


A Federal Court of Appeals in the State of Morelos upheld the order of non-indictment against Rosalinda González Valencia, wife of Nemesio Oseguera, alias El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco Cartel - New Generation (CJNG), for the crimes of organized crime in the modalities of crimes against health and operations with resources of illicit origin.

In May 2018, El Mencho's wife was arrested in the municipality of Zapopan, Jalisco, but was conditionally released after paying a guarantee of more than one million pesos.

In November 2021, Rosalinda was arrested for the second time, in compliance with an arrest warrant for the crime of operations with resources of illicit origin.

Will El Mencho's Wife Get Out of Jail? 

A federal judge decided not to sentence the detainee to criminal proceedings for the crime of organized crime, and the Attorney General's Office (FGR) filed an appeal against the decision.


The file was turned over to the Collegiate Court of Appeals, with residence in Xochitepec, Morelos.


In the list of agreements of the Federal Judiciary Council (CJF) it was informed that this Thursday, November 14, 2024, the Collegiate Court of Appeals confirmed the order of non-indictment for the crimes of organized crime in the modality of against health and operations with resources of illicit origin.


However, Rosalinda Gonzalez will continue in prison, after a five-year sentence against her for the crime of operations with resources of illicit origin, which was issued in December 2023, is still in force.


SOURCE: NMAS

Armando Gomez Nuñez 'Delta 1' To Be Indicted For Crimes Against Health: Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat

This information was posted by EL OCCIDENTAL

Armando G, 'Delta 1' to be indicted for crimes against health in the form of simple possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride

NOVEMBER 15, 2024


Román Ortega / El Occidental

A District Judge sentenced Armando “G”, alias “Delta 1” or “Máximo”, identified as the leader of the elite cell of assassins known as “Deltas” of the Jalisco Cartel - New Generation, to criminal proceedings.

The Attorney General's Office informed that Armando “G” will be prosecuted for crimes against health in the modality of simple possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride, as well as carrying a firearm, possession of magazines and cartridges for the exclusive use of the Army, Navy and Air Force.

The arrest of “Delta 1” took place last Monday, October 28, at 5:03 p.m. on Patria Avenue between Lago Superior and La Presa Avenue, in the Lagos del Country neighborhood, the same neighborhood where he was captured four years ago.


At the time of his capture, the national guards seized his vehicle, a long gun with 10 rounds, plastic bags containing one kilo 53 grams of methamphetamine and three magazines with a total of 49 useful cartridges.

In addition to the indictment, the District Judge based in Almoloya de Juarez, State of Mexico, ordered that he be remanded in custody at the Federal Center for Social Readaptation number 1 “Altiplano” and four months for the complementary investigation.

Delta 1 controlled illicit activities in Puente Grande

According to federal investigations, “Delta 1” has its area of influence in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara. In addition to the fact that he was responsible for the attack committed on May 21, 2018 in the Chapultepec area, against Luis Carlos Nájera, former state prosecutor in the past administration headed by former governor Jorge Aristóteles Sandoval Díaz.

Armando Gómez, also known as “Máximo”, was arrested for the first time on June 21, 2020 in the streets of Colonia Jardines del Country, in the municipality of Guadalajara.

The reasons why Gómez Núñez regained his freedom after being captured in 2020 are still unknown.