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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Sinaloa Cartel Takes Another Big Hit. Cesar Gastelum Captured

Borderland Beat posted by DD, Republished from El Universal and Yahoo News

                                          César Gastélum is arrested in Cancun.  

Cesar Gastelum Serrano and his brothers
Mexican marines and police have arrested a man authorities describe as a leading cocaine
trafficker for Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, authorities said Sunday..  Monte Alejandro Rubido, Mexico's national security commissioner, said Cesar Gastelum Serrano was arrested Saturday in the resort city of Cancun.


Along with three of his brothers, he is accused of large-scale cocaine trafficking through the Colombia-Honduras-Guatemala route to Mexico, with final destination to the United States.  Rubido said he worked with Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada — one of the
last of the old-style drug capos still at large in Mexico — and with Damaso Lopez, who has been mentioned as a possible successor to arrested Sinaloa drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.  (DD; El Universal reported the authorities identified him as a partner with El Mayo).

 Authorities said Gastélum operated a family company specializing in scaffolding, which allowed him to move "multiple tons" of cocaine per week and added that he was carrying a pistol and 700 grams (24.7 ounces) of cocaine at the time of his arrest.  

Rubido said that when Gastelum Serrano was in Cancun, "he moved around the area with a low profile, without bodyguards. He did not carry any identification, not even false ones, to avoid detection."






 Rubido said Gastelum Serrano had operated in Honduras, and had been linked to the killing of law enforcement officials there. He said he operated for a time in San Pedro Sula, Honduras' most violent city, and moved Colombian cocaine through Central America to the U.S. market, as well as distributing drugs in Central America.

In December 2013 the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated Gastélum as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker pursuant to the Kingpin Act along with three of his brothers: Alfredo, Jaime, and Guadalupe Candelario Gastélum Serrano.  

 “With support from his brothers, César Gastélum Serrano has been able to establish himself as one of the most prolific cocaine suppliers for Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel,” OFAC Director Adam J. Szubin said at the time.  
The Treasury added that Gastélum used a vast criminal network to lead a cocaine trafficking organization capable of moving tons of cocaine per week through Honduras and Guatemala to Mexico.  
 
Consequently, all assets of those designated that are based in the United States or in the control of U.S. persons were frozen, and U.S. persons were generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

44 comments:

  1. The sinaloa cartel has been taking lots of hits and they still standing puro cerebro de los gallos de sinaloa

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    1. Te equibocaste compa, "gallinas de sinaloa".

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    2. Ya no mames....unless you are in the cartel, cause you are not very doubtful . Stop being a cheerleader.ok...pinche manguera.

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    3. 10:18 why are you mad bruh? Why do all you half assed righteous pendejos que Clara mente se les ve la envidia a los Sinaloenses. se emputan cuando uno apoya al los del negosio porque udstedes no son gran cosa?? Ya no mamen la banana. Apoyan al gobierno mexicano que se roba el dinero pendejos..

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    4. estas como los weyes que dicen que el CAF aun controla jajajaja

      el CDS ya tambien esta valiendo verga ya nomas son puras celulas cada una trabaja a su modo y nomas porque se llevan en sinaloa parece ser un solo mismo cartel grande cuando en verdad se pelean en otros lados, como Damaso vs Mayo en la Baja

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    5. ay si yo tambien quiero ser chido y ya uso la palabra manguera smh

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    6. For now, eventually it is going to catch up with them.

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    7. Gallos o no gallos, tienen cerebros de gallinas.
      I understand having to buy OVERPRICED WEAPONS, even if they are second hand army surplus left overs from iraq/afghanistan...
      --but the lambos, versaces, laboutinis high priced fayuca pirated knockoffs really suck, it is like voluntary suicide, the more you do it, the sooner you are gone, even the polo, the pumas and the nikes, too much brand, pinchis mamones...
      --Le maman como si juera "bacanan"...

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    8. Im proud to be from sinaloa ajuaaa donde do hay gente de miedo

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    9. @11:44 yo soy de Chihuahua y orgulloso no de la violencia como los de mas si no porque esta lindo el estado asi como sinaloa. No soporto los narcos

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    10. Simon parienton I'm proud to be from sinaloa tambien!

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  2. So many capos in cds it's ridiculous

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    1. That's y its called the federation. Its based on lots of families and micro organizations. That's y it made no difference capturing chapo

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  3. No mameseso que apoyan al cartel de sinaloa o otro cartel dan pura lastima por ejemplo @3:48
    Veda chivis

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    1. 3:48 is just saying the true its like when DEA said the sinaloa cartel is the most importan world wide ...are you going to say they support cds ? Saying the truth its not supporting buddy its call facts

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    2. Nomas porque uno dice los hechos del Cartel de Sinaloa se molestan jajaja. Aunque tumben a los grandes capos no cambia nada animadores del gobierno pendejos.

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    3. The government favored the cds soo probably yes and there still standing? Well duh they still exist they captured a leader not every single cds member... Y puro cerebro?? Y porque se le occurio al chapo irse ala ciudad solo... Por lo menos uviera llebado sus sicarios con el

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    4. 3:48 one word: Corruption

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    5. Awevo.....exactamente

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    6. 11:41 Y cuales son los hechos? El unico hecho aqui es que capturaron a otro del cartel de sinaloa... Ellos ban cayendo poco por poco

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  4. Can someone squeeze Chapos nuts abit harder so he can cough up where Zambada is hiding? He already coughed up Gastelum hide out lets work on looking for Zambada.

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  5. This guy is gonna rat out mayo zambada don't be surprised if he gets captured any time soon....
    Free Chapo!!

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    1. I think Mayo is cleaning house for the betrayels of everyone. CDS is having an internal conflict that's taking everyone out yet they don't let it show to anyone outside Sinaloa. There's too many families all over Sinaloa that are involved in the game. Decades old alliances are being broken and new ones made. Once the dust settles I still see Mayo on top. He has nothing to lose anymore by dropping dimes or taking out what's left of those who ain't down with him anymore. All his sons are in jail prob PCd up so no one is going to touch them.

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  7. Ismael's next! I can feel it pariente

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  8. Que los agarren a todos y que los torturen por todo el dano que len han hecho a MX

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  9. I seriously doubt he could pinpoint the exact location of mayo to LE even if he wanted to.

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  10. he will be out in a few months, same has Tamps. all the "Z" don't stay in the jail long and never chargeed

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  11. everyone thinks El Mayo is next, well if you guys think that i'm sure El Mayo might have it on his mind this guy might rat him out so i'm sure he's taking the precautions

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  12. El Mayo would have moved quickly on this he is soo f***ing resilient.

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  13. The narcs! The narcs! Is like the enano that used to say da' plane! da' plane!
    Specially when the government has been on top of it all along...
    Wake da flak up!

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  14. all these idiots Nutt hugging the sinaloa cartel and I bet most of them have never steped foot in sinaloa itself lol... these same people you guys idolize would kill you just for being a Nutt hugger they don't like little kiss ass people I'm not just speaking of that worthless cartel I'm speaking about all of them they hate ass kisses they treat them like dirt

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  15. Anyone know how he got the nickname "La Señora"? Must be a good story behind that.

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  16. I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN ENGLISH SPEAKING BLOG?
    Keep going and it will end up like BDN ?

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    1. GET OVER YOURSELF CAPTAIN ALL CAPS- SOME OF THE BEST INFO COMES FROM SPANISH WRITERS. You will never see a spanish post, but will see Spanish comments on occasion.

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    2. Haters gonna hate.

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    3. 11:45 Why you gotta be complaining all the time? Looks like you have a problem or somthing'.

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  17. http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=400944

    "CJNG, the richest cartel in the world?"

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  18. wonder if he's wearing a wig

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  19. No por nada sé llama la Federación bola de incautos nunca sé va acabarán con el CDS es el mas fuerte de todo México y tiene ese trono por años y todos los que faltan!

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    1. Sorry to break this to you but the gulf cartel was the biggest cartel until the break with the zetas .... the media always was on the cds side they had a lot of influence on the media

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    2. Viejon sinaloa will always be the drug capital of Mexico agan cuenta de mafioso Sinaloa Will always be present it is what it is the gulf cartel has always Been and Will never leave tamps chinolas are all over the world its sad but it is what it is

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  20. No one knows shit here! It's all speculation unless you have inside information. With that said, a successful drug trafficker will not have an address listed easily. Your close allies might know your general location as far as what city they might be in. But other than that, they keep on moving. Not just from their enemies and law enforcements but their own allies that wants to take them out for what ever reason. Mayo didn't know where Chapo was at all time nor did he want him to. Betrayal is big in this business!

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