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Saturday, April 12, 2014

Bloody Sinaloa: 7 die.

As many as 21 individuals have been killed in gunfights in a mountain municipality of Sinaloa state since April 8th, according to Mexican news reports.

Saturday a news account which appeared in the online edition of Milenio news daily said that four victims of a series of shootouts in Tamazula were found Saturday between the villages of Chacala and Las Coloradas.  Those men were identified as  Joel Barraza Chairez, 18, Aurelio Beltran Leon, 39, Nemias Fernandez Lopez, 24, and Jesus Alberto Guzman Garcia, 35. 

Last Wednesday news reports indicated that a total of 18 individuals were killed in a series of gunfights between local drug gangs in the municipality.  At the time confirmed reporst were that four were found dead, and three were wounded, even though other publications had said the bloodletting was much worse.

According to a separate news account in Milenio published last Wednesday, starting on April 8th, some of the gunfights in the area lasted about 15 hours and took place in the villages of Chacala, Las Coloradas  and Las Trancas. 

Those reports also said that three individuals were wounded in the gunfights.  They were identified in an April 9th La Jornada report as José Valdez Castañeda, Alejo Villanueva Zazueta and José Angel Arredondo Yáñez.  The Milenio report which was filed Saturday also mentioned three wounded although none of the previous online reports have said if the reported wounded were the same.

Mexico, specifically in Sinaloa are no strangers to large scale armed encounters between drug gangs.  Almost two years ago 57 individuals were killed on a month's time span beginning in May, 2012, after gangs aligned with the Sinaloa drug cartel fought against groups of fighters affiliated with the Juarez, Beltran Leyva and Los Zetas mostly in Choix municipality. 

Given the nature of the fighting, usually gangs retrieve their dead to prevent rival gangs and Mexican security forces from gaining intelligence.  Adding to that the government habit of failing to report everything about a confrontation, the death toll in Tamazula may be much worse than reported.

Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com and BorderlandBeat.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com

38 comments:

  1. Fighting was between Los Estrada de Chacala vs Los Tranqueños (el guero de las trancas and his people from las trancas). El gueros brother and his people killed some Estrada's a couple months back en la mesa del rodeo. Its believed that Gueros brother was among the dead
    Estrada's have been asking Guero to fight so they finally came looking for him in las trancas they used Bazookas and the ones that ran were ambushed in las coloradas.

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    1. This is the correct info... am from chacala and this is no cartel matter.. ya se train ganas y alos de chacala les encanta echar bala y no son dejado.. se t volvieron a meter guero de las trankas... y no fueron los soldados. Fueron los de chacala. Pa k aprendas a respetar cabron k alos d chacala se respetan.. aki t esperamos.. tomandono un MEZCAL CHACALENO. con mi super x un. Lado

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    2. So are these people with any group,or are they basically independent?

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    3. It's not drug related just made out to be to scare the public!

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    4. They waited to attack las trancas until el gobierno left (militares were everywhere during the Chapo persecution looking for him and Mayo) The Estradas work with Olegario Chaidez and El Guero de las trancas for Chapo. But this has nothing to do with Cartel business its all personal. Muy Buenos amigos los de CHACALA. Stop with all the CHAPO ISIDRO TAKING OVER BULL.

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  2. Aqui seguimos al 100 en San Marcos Sinaloa sindicatura La Noria. Puro Beltran Leyva compas. Ay pa que vayan y digan fuimos nosotros quien matamos al comandante de La Noria

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    1. Esta bien,sigan chingando a los policias corruptos,Que son mas lacras Que los verdaderos criminales,menso.

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  3. i wonder who was fighting who??? was it infighting between chapos ppl and mayos ppl?? or BLO and CDS fighting?? crazy shit!!!!!

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  4. Correccion Tamazula , Chacala y las Trancas es estado de Durango.

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  5. All these pueblos are from Durango. Los M's are heavy and dug inn. They infiltrated. and corrupted all public offices. They are mercenaries and only have alligence to el Estado De Durango. The question is??? Who will they back now?
    I know this.. Chapo isidro is moving alot of people into Baja Cali.. instead of reinforcing his easter borders... maybe he had a sit down with los M's.. GN from Chihuahua are being call back to Durango.. something big is going down.
    11.14.16.22.23.18.10.

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  6. La limpia sigue... Nueva Era Comenzando.

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  7. Chapo isidro and the BLO are moving in.

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  8. 1st post seems insightful. My impression is that narco-gangs don't intentionally engage military forces in a protracted firefight without a good reason. If they do, they are probably defending a key leader from capture, a safe house, lab, field or some other asset. If the fighting is related to a feud, then it could be a coincidence that the military was in the middle of it. I think it is worth having a look around though. 8-)

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  9. one question....where all you chapo lovers,CDS cartel de snithes!!!! all narcos were just waiting for the government to stopbacking up coward scary face chapo guzman....its on.hahaha i love this!!!!!!sooooo damn funny!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. They're all gripping Damasos balls.
      Isidro is the new Chapo.

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    2. You again same old story with you chapo was to powerfull thats why they dident even fire a shot not like alfredo they shot him like a dog lazca the same nazario the same. They were scared of chapo that is why hes alive.

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  10. April 12, 2014 at 10:29 PM

    Thank you brother for your input on this story

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    1. Anytime brother...but of course now you have all these "chapo isidro limpiando" BULL. haha that was all personal between Chacala (Estrada) Tranqueños

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    2. Sounds like you know first hand,give us some more info....somehow when its personal it makes things a little more interesting and kind of o"OK"for this to happen.These are the kind of events that the late chalino Sanchez wrote about(the real corridos writer),not like these retards Gerardo Ortiz and Commander,and these babosos from that film Narco Cultura.what a fucken disgrace for Sinaloa with these idiots

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    3. True Chalino si cantaba corridos reales primo de Los Torres de Los Llanos (JT & M1) Word is el Guero de Las Trancas is dead. Los de Chacala disarmed el Gueros brother but let him go. Guero and his brother disarmed those same guys but killed them in cold blood. Estradas from Chacala (maybe some Chaidez as well) went into las trancas and got payback.

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    4. Yea pretty much is how it when down.. Personal beef... aya. En los ranchos alrededor de CHACALA. los ESTRADAS son conosidos... Ya que son un chingo entre tios sobrinos y primos.. CHACALA testigo de muchos agarres y d a y an salido buenos amigo... los estrada son los k se agarraron Con ALFONSO SIQUEROS MEZA. el del corrido de los canelos de durango a y dise la historia.. Pero el bueno de chacala mi pariente 9.7.. y a chacala no cualquier cabron entra x k la gente misma cuida al pueblo.. si no busken k les paso alos. 7 judiciales k se andavan pasando... sin olvidar que en chacala asen el mejor mezcal.el famoso CHACALEÑO... att.. el amigo d chacala

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    5. Quien es tu pariente 9.7?

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  11. I agree, Chapo Isidro is cleaning house. I have cousins who are gunmen for him and I've heard how they plan make way in Sonora then they would be on their way to Tucson, Phoenix and los angels.

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    1. No u don't. Ur probably 15 yrs old and live n nebraska.

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  12. El Chapo is an old fool who should have listened to El Mayo and stepped aside to let the new up and comers control the Plaza... La vida de Narco Traficante no es una vida para Tontos, Pendejos y Viejos... ahora puede perder el control de la plaza por ser Tonto, Pendejo y Viejo.

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    1. The thing is that mayo gave him up because of his son vicentillo they knew chapo is to smart so they were scared of him so they gave him up because killing him would had started a blood bath.

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  13. if CHAPO ISIDRO has any involvement N this he's gonna fuck up shit he's the real thing out there gentlemen whether you understand or not

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  14. Well Chapo Isidro just climbed to #1 on the wanted list. That punk well be apprehended next. The next cacaroach please stand up!

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  15. These comments all belong on Comedy Central.

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  16. This has nothing to do with chapo isidro and blo. Just because chapo is locked up doesn't mean that blo is gunna slide n and take all the plazas. Someone has already stepped up in his spot

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  17. Chupapitos isidro will find his match, it never fails, only difference is he won't last 40 years, and his zetas friends are mass murderers without par...

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  18. April 13, 2014 at 6:17 PM
    "but of course now you have all these "chapo isidro limpiando" BULL"
    Exactly,sometimes you get posters on here who know what they are talking about,and you bro sound like that.It just confuses shit up,people don't realize how many families and rivalries there are,they all shout either Guzman,Mayo,Isidro/BLO ? Thanks again bro ill listen to you .

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  19. Any news about el dos letras ?? I want to hear more about el dos letras , what's going on with el dos letras is he alive? ??

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  20. Fill the entire state of Sinaloa with body parts. I love it....... Its time for Chapo Isidro to shine. This man is filled with so much hatred for his enemies no one can stop him. The blood of his enemy will flow like a river until they are all gone. BLO with Los Zetas together is a truce from hell. I feel sorry for the Federation. Maybe Nieto will have pity on them and intervene.....not!!!!!

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  21. las burras de la noria no sirven mas que pa' la noria, ya les llegara su chacaleada, y el mezcal chacaleado, no thank you, asi cabeceado, ni un balon de futbol. pobres de sus hijos, que mundo tan jodido les van a dejar,
    desde los abuelos, los padres y los nietos, puros cabrones, descendientes de puros cabrones, y las viudas jovenes, pues a talonear de teiboleras o ya de plano de pirujas baratas...

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  22. Chapos not dead becuz both governments want his money!!!

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  23. que quede aclarado que los estradas y Olegario chaidez no son amigos Olegario respaldaba al güero de las trancas Olegario mata aquien le estorba incluyendo: nachon chaidez, fitin machado, Lorenzo ramirez, Chema de otatillos, cesar beltran, celedino beltran y todos los que le estorba el no respeta

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