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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Fourteen years ago Ramon Arellano Felix was killed

The most violent of the Arrellano Felix brother was killed unexpectedly, as he was looking for one of his enemies.

It was about 10:30 am on Sunday, February 10, 2002 when elements of the Ministerial Police chased five occupants of a white VW Beetle Sinaloa license plate number VFY 6068, mainly because they were circulating on the opposite direction at Rafael Buelna Avenue near the Zona Dorada.

The white VW Beetle was driven into the parking lot of a hotel where it was abandoned.

Then the occupants dispersed among the Bugambilias Street businesses.

Two of the occupants hid in a pharmacy where they tried to look as buying customers flipping through magazines while trying to go unnoticed.

Marcos Assemat Hernández and Sergio Reyes reached all the way to Tony's restaurant, where they were arrested moments later.


The shooting. Ángel Antonio Árias Torres, former commander of the state police, ran into someone who identified himself with a badge from the Attorney General's Office just meters before reaching the pharmacy. It was Jorge Perez Lopez; in reality was Ramon Arellano Felix.


Trying to take advantage of the moment when the police commander put his guard down, Ramon Arellano shoot him twice in the chest. The bullets did their part. When Ángel Antonio Arias Torres was falling mortally wounded, he reacted and fire back at the fake AFI agent, hitting him with a bullet straight in the head. The police commander maybe did not really know who he "swept away". Both bodies fell dead on the sidewalk outside a pharmacy.


The other subject that had accompanied Jorge Pérez López, Bernardo Rochín (Efrain Quintero Carrizona), tried to flee, but ran into a group of ministerial police who shot him as soon as he was in front of them; and although he was helped by Red Cross paramedics, he died minutes later aboard the ambulance. He was murdered they said.


The fourth man, Manuel López López, was arrested in the Plaza Gaviotas.

The memory. The smelled of gunpowder was fresh. They reported a shootout in the Golden Zone.


It was Carnival Sunday. The reporter arrived first and took pictures of the two dead lying on a sidewalk. I did not know what it was. "When I arrived, the police prevented me from doing my job. It gave me a bad feeling and I thought it was something real bad.


I thought they had killed an important person, "said an interviewee who lived the moment on its eyes when getting off the Volkswagen he was driving down to cover the police news section for Nota Roja for Mazatlan El DEBATE newspaper. He said as time went by he wrote down what happened. When I discover who the dead men was, I was amazed to know it was an important person, said the interviewee.

"In all the police events we take a picture of the face of the person and then we work on the photo composition".


The location has changed. Today its called Bugambilias street and Gaviotas corner, but before it was Rodolofo T. Loaiza in the Golden Zone, there is a hotel there now.

At that time there was a pharmacy in the corner and some other businesses. It was a calm and quiet place. And over the years these institutions were demolished to expand the hotel.

Years later, after the death of Ramon Arellano, the corner of Bugambilias and Gulls has served as narcotours for Pulmonias Taxi drivers, Safaris and Charioteers. There was not a person who will visit the harbor and did not want to know where Ramón die never to rise again.

In fact, even the sidewalk was remodeled in its entirety. The same crime scene changed sharply.


The rest is history. After the death of one most famous drug kingpins renowned worldwide, a notorious leader of the Arellano Felix cartel, has in fact ceased to be the most frequently mentioned.

Gradually time has passed, and what happened in the Mazatlan port in 2002 was apparently forgotten, like all the deceased and detainees. Sometimes to raise the issue between those who lived through those times, there are dozens of unanswered questions. Some police officers who were involved in the arrest of the gunmen, and the subsequent confiscation of strong arms cache, have said that they never imagined being in front of the dead body of Ramon Arellano Felix, who among the drug trafficking world perhaps he won the respect of some and the enmity of many.

The man who according to those narcocorridos was the safety and fear of the cartel, will impose fear no more. Ramon Arellano Felix became another statistic. Everyone shouted for days on the news: Ramon Arellano Felix, was dead.


This article was translated from El Debate.

89 comments:

  1. One word, RESPECT! Best there was & Best there ever will be!

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    1. Respect?You mean fear.Like a parent beating their kid up.Fear yes but not neccesarily respect.You got that definition wrong.

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    2. Any pictures of El Piloto? Or is just a myth? What's the update on Enedina??

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    3. What a fucking moron look at what he's dressed like like a fucking gangbanger and no blending talent no brains.this guy was just a killer but Benjamin was the man.

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    4. RESPECT??? For what? He thought he was immortal and like many others he's dead and gone... The only way he got around situations is cause he carried around a fake badge. He was an idiot. Nothing else. Hope he burns in hell.

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  2. Who is the mother of El Piloto? Father Ramon Arellano Felix, n the Mother????

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  3. Ramon Arellano is the real deal, not like chapo snitch

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    1. Ramón Arellano used the police to against his enemies too, just like everyone else.

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    2. If they get into that life of traficking drugs, is no necessarily because they are the best ppl out there, there might be a few exceptions, but most of the time is not like that. "Is all about them and nobody else"

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    3. Ramon was a coward. He thought he was the shit but he ran in every situation- unlike the Chapo who held his own. Regardless they are both criminals but this guy had no morals when it came to killing women and children. He was a pussy. I could not be happier that he is dead.

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  4. Ramon was a one bad motherfucker!

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    1. No he was not. He was a little bitch with a fake badge. Did he not run inside the airplane when the shootout began at the airport when they tried to kill Chapo and the Cardinal? Anybody can be a bad motherfucker with a gun and a crew. He was scum. GLAD he'd dead and gone.

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    2. Lol someone watched el chapo on Netflix. I give them all props ramon chapo Benjamin mayo they all did dirty work before

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    3. Ramon killed two little children and a mother by order. They was innocent and he did it by getting back at El Chapo. There is a special place in hell for him and he's burning in there everyday, puta madre.

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    4. Chapo was terrified of Ramon.

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  5. Cartel Arellano Felix, the best and strongest cartel ever

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  6. Live by the gun, you die by the gun. Good riddance.

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  7. Mexico would have been better off if Ramon killed chapo back in the days

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    1. I agree 100% Chapo mest up Mexico CAF is gona fix it

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  8. El Colores, the most feared man in the dope game

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  9. Ramon was un gallo jugado pero he made the mistake to go back to the land were brave man are born every day i hay other gallo kill him , era de espera solo otro sinaloense lo podia matar
    Rip commadante mon , sinaloa presente

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  10. Nice article. At the end it expresses a point i have made in comments on many of your post. Many speak of Chapo this and Chapo that. Once it is all said and done he too will be forgotten. Remembered for escaping but forgotten. Even the escapes will be scrutinized due to the apparent corruption involved. Once thoroughly explained to future generations, it won't be so impressive. Pay money, get out of jail. Not so impressive. When both times could have been prevented by someone simply coming forward.

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    1. You got that right. Once Chapo is dead no one will remember him.

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    2. I disagree, I believe Chapo's legacy will outlast that of De Gortari, Zedillo, Fox and Penanietos combined... The only President who I say will stand the test of time is Calderon.

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    3. Who was responsible for puting all those in the presidency in the first place? Starting with the main rata gortari?

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    4. The US, that who, to keep robbing mexico at gun point.that why

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  11. Its surprising this all unleashed by driving the wrong way. Could they have passed off as AFI and continue on or were they already suspects before being stoped.That is my question.

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    1. Passed as AFI? Not when you are driving a VW Beetle.

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    2. Ofcourse he would've. The pig would have called his superiors, and RAF would've been hastily set free.

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  12. Good fucking riddance!One cucaracha less gassed!

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  13. Que manera de morir...El mon, Le tocaba morir como los gallos En los palenques, pobre chapo el mon lo traiba al purro pedo...tijuana te recuerda..

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  14. Pura noticia vieja todos sabemos que los caf puro bara bajo que se los echen a los pocos que quedan i Tijuana es tomatero duela a quien le duela hasta los arellano son sinaloenses ponganse pomada al que le duela

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    1. The CAF or AFO is on a resurgence. Look at CDS the internal fights the constant arrest of cell bosses and the amount of enemies it has in its home state.
      Soon CDS won't exist , the federation is about to fracture.

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    2. Yes los lic will team up with another cartel to end los mayos

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    3. 8:53 Los lic contra los mayos? Kien gana

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    4. Los mayazos ganan, son mas muchas muchachas, nas de 40 años en el bizness, las licensiadas son gatas del chapo desde el 2000, 15 años sirviendole desayuno al patrón...

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  15. ....Esos narcos que seun son/fueron grandes narcos, y que seun tienen/tenian tanto billete y poder, y luego terminan asi? Como es eso? Y todos los billones de pesos donde? Ese ramon quedo como cualquier pelado en la calle, no que eran bien poderosos esos? . . .

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    1. Quedo asi porque el wey tenia los huevos de ir,ubicarte y matarte el mismo,a todos nos llega la hora y ese ramon se fue peleanado o eso suponemos,pero muy pocos mueren en la raya y siendo mas siendo figura importante del cartel que el y sus hermanos dirigian.

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    2. 10:17 Cual cartel?

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    3. @10:17.
      Murio como el perro k era. En el piso en donde escupe la gente y se urinan los animales. Y tenia "huevos" o mas bien tenia la mazeta llena de cocaina y solo con eso le dio valor

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  16. El que a hierro mata a hierro muere. You live by the gun you die by the gun. To bad the police men was killed, but at least he took that bastard with him.

    I bet Ramoncito die first.

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    1. You do know he was a dirty cop under Mayo's orders right??

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    2. Ramons brain died first by the looks of his wound but that cop took 2 shots to the chest of what looks like a 45.. He probably chocked on his blood for a little while before dying. Hell of a shot from the police officer! He died a hero and didn't even know it. I wonder if the gave the 5 mill to the cops family? They should off.

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    3. There are versions that say he was looking for Zambada to execute him but Zambada was given the heads up and got his police to cruise round looking for Ramon and his team?Sure people here have heard this story?

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    4. @11:05pm that's the old rumor that has been going around for years. Mazatlan was tierra del Mayo/Azul and El Mon was ambushed by the police. I've never bought the whole story of the cop shooting RAF as he fell from 2 shots to the chest, sounds too much like something straight out of a movie. Too many coincidences piled on top of each other (randomly spotted bc of a traffic violation, Ramon being the only one to die next to the car when the rest of his crew was able to get much further away, the cop's magical shot to El Mon's head while falling dead from a gunshot) for me to think that this was anything other than a targeted attack.

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    5. @2:42 Also the way the bodies are positioned doesn't make sense

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    6. 2:42 PM
      Makes sense what your saying.At that time would police go after AFO brother?Other side police(Mayos)definitely would.

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  17. El ramon tenia mucho cerebro, you can see that because it was splatter all over the side walk...but on the serious note, chapo got lucky, cause ramon wanted to fuck him on the ass so bad...

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  18. R.I.P MON C.A.F POR VIDA...

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  19. If the Fabianes and CH wouldve been present that day instead of the novice rookies RA took with him, Tijuana would still be Arellano.

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    1. Haha are you seriously calling Efrain Quintero a novice? Los Fabianes, NarcoJuniors and Barrio Logan idolized the Culichis. Ask people in the know and stop basing your info on what you read on the Internet.

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  20. Respects to the police officer who was murdered by doing his job.

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  21. good read on ramon arellano felix

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  22. Those bodies looked staged? Anyone? Would the bodies and the gun just fall to the ground like that?

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    1. The sunglasses are def staged/placed! However, typically when they stage guns they are placed right next to the body lined up nicely. In this case it seems as if the guns have not been placed.
      Staging of guns is common after 'encounters'/'gun battles' with the armed forces where there are no witnesses (due to death).

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    2. stfu with your conspiracies. same with everybody else

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    3. RA died with his glasses on. First responder checked pupils and left glasses on perps chest. Happens all the time. IMHO this was definitely a targeted hit for $5M payday with unintended consequences.

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  23. There's another version to Ramon's death they say he took his life I think Benjamin said this in his book el extraditado?

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    1. nonsense you can see the bullet entree point at the top of his head.

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    2. I study forensics and base on the position of the bodies and projectile impacts. I cant really imagen the officer squeezing off a lucky shot into RAF head. especially when the entry wound to the head is on the opposite side from the fallen officer. looks more like a suicide from RAF part then a lucky shot or execution, based on the point of entry to the head,near the ear right temple (which is another exception from the mouth) position of the body and pistol. those are facts based on what I see. unless body positions where tampered with. btw I highly doubt that Ramon fella will give himself up tgat easy. thats just my humble opinion.

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    3. El mon Did not give himself up easy, with his charola de la PGR distracted the officer enough to shot him but the shot on the head needs some recreation, see where the bullet entered and the path, see if it checks with the officer shooting from the ground...

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  24. Eso le paso por pegarle al "Rambito" y salió tirado en el piso!

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  25. Jesus vizcarra the real boss of bosses send his pistoleros (the police ) to kill him

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    1. The vizcarras who are they suppost to be? Other unknown mx monster clan?

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  26. respect ramon arellano felix

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  27. C.A.F Movie, Kate del Castillo?

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  28. The only bad ass in Tijuana is Hank. Just look at him owning half of Tijuana and not hiding.

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  29. RIP Ramon Arellano Felix

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  30. Rambito o no,cuentan las leyendas que mato un chingo de raza,muchos famosos que tienen corridos,al señor de los cielos ya lo andaban matando,al chapo tambien,bueno la verdad antes de la fama del chapo y la subida al poder del mayo,los del caf dominaban casi todo mexico y llegaban a donde querian,y matabana quien querian y nadie decia nada!!hay que reconocer que

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  31. Lol @ the comments saying "CAF is coming back"! No they're not. You've been saying that for the past decade. They're done. And everyone should stop nut hugging this bastard. He was all balls no brains. Started the feud with Chapo by killing his compadre el rayo. And what a dumbass way to die as well, he actually thought it was a good plan to go into Sinaloa and kill el MZ himself. He got what was coming to him and el chapito finished this family off. Good riddance, this nut head would kill for fun

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    1. Your kinda right but since the beginning El chapo and Ramon never likes each other a Fued was bound to happen

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  32. according to El DEbate at the time,the policeman's wife received nothing of the reward,the government even screwed her out of his pension benefits.

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    1. 1:18 fallen police family screwed out of pension and benefits, well, that is life, very edificant, after serving the government --Espero que otros sicarios de la policia y el gobierno vean esto y se prevengan...

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  33. What a piece of garbage, got what he deserved.

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  34. Dude caf is dead along time ago there just a small cell in tj sorry cheerleaders

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  35. Ramon Arellano-Felix "El Colores" el terror del Chaputo y La Momia!..

    Tijuana Ya Esta En Culiacan!😎

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    1. Ya se los cargo el payaso a todas las viboras de sinaloa.

      - Hank Rhon

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    2. Hank Rohn "el culón" in the news...
      Acusan a carlos hank rohn y a su sucio, I mean "socio" Jaime Camil Garza de lavado de dinero...
      Jaime Camil garza, egyptian, drug and arms trafficker, father of actor televisos Jaime Camil and his sister married to Sergio Mayer the telenovela star that was chronicling the life of la barbie in a movie when he got arrested and cogido, I wonder how many pistolas Camil Sr sold to la barbie?
      --i remember the kahn that owned beautiful Yates and trafficked arms and "whatever" on the side, the Aga kahn?
      Well some other a-rabs want to make rich millionaires too, and some heroin trafficking Greeks like onassis...

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  36. Wow. No joke. Saw a woman several times looked just like her and Spanish speaking. Working the $100.00 slot machines at Bellagio in Vegas. That's $500.00 a pull.

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  37. this man is a legend

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    1. Legend is past tense aka DEAD, CHAPO is a legend also but he's a LIVING LEGEND

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  38. Ramon Arellano had watched to many fiction movies, he assumed he was Rambo and boy was he wrong.

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  39. I translated that article and many more.

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