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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Newspaper El País Alleges RCQ Took Over the BLO Five Years Ago, Had Meetings With Mayo & Ivan Guzman

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Newspaper El Pais alleges that they received access to federal intelligence which reveals that Rafael Caro Quintero took over the Beltrán Leyva Organization five years ago and held meetings with El Mayo, Ivan Guzman, and El Guano. 


The following article is a direct translation of a story that was originally written by Elena Reina and published by El Pais on October 04, 2022.  




Army emails accessed by EL PAÍS reveal the narco's moves to shore up his criminal control five years before his arrest.


Five years before he was arrested by Mexican government forces at the request of the U.S. justice system, Rafael Caro Quintero closed important deals in the Sinaloa highlands to shore up his power. 


An Army document, which is among the millions of leaked emails from the Ministry of Defense to which EL PAÍS has had access, reveals that while the Narco of Narcos [RCQ] was on the run, the institution was aware of a key meeting where the drug lord "assumed control" of a rival organization and became lord and master of the coveted northern highlands. 


The Army recorded this and other movements of the drug lord in the years leading up to his capture in July of this year.


In the file called Reunion of Caro Quintero in Sinaloa de Leyva and Guasave -- two municipalities in the sierra -- there is a terse mention of how one of the founders of the Sinaloa group in the 1980s and Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman's boss had regained power after being freed in 2013 by a scandalous court decision. 


Despite doubts that the old narco had dodged the remaining 12 years of his sentence –for the murder of a US Drug Enforcement Agency agent– just to truly retire from the criminal business, the Army now had solid evidence of how he was increasing his control over his territory. 


In 2017, in a hotel in Bacurato, in the municipality of Sinaloa de Leyva, Caro Quintero "assumed control of the Beltran Leyva organization," the document states. The narco's alliance with one of his historic rivals came during a time of power struggles following the extradition of former Sinaloa Cartel leader El Chapo Guzman, with his sons and former collaborators vying for control of the country's most powerful drug empire.


According to the report by the Ministry of Defense (Sedena), Caro Quintero established an alliance with Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, better known as El Chapo Isidro, the leader of the Beltran Leyva and a bitter enemy of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Narco of Narcos betrayed the agreements of the cartel he and his associates founded in the 1980s to expand his dominance in the mountainous area bordering the border state of Chihuahua, a strategic location for the cultivation of marijuana and poppy, the installation of fentanyl and methamphetamine laboratories and the transfer to the north.


The SEDENA organizational chart, as published by El Pais.


The file shows an organizational chart of the two criminal groups. The leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel (or the Pacific Cartel, as it is officially called) include the Guzman family -- with son Ivan Archivaldo and El Chapo's brother Aureliano, alias El Guano -- and the historic leader of the group who has never been arrested, Ismael El Mayo Zambada. 


In the middle, Caro Quintero, who was associated in that meeting with the Beltran Leyva heirs, where, in addition to El Chapo Isidro, Ávaro Guadalupe Carrillo Fuentes, alias La Lapa; Jesús González Peñuelas, alias El Chuy Peñuelas; Ignacio González Peñuelas; and Mario Alberto Lugo Lara, alias Mario El Calabazas are listed as leaders. The latter controlled the mountainous area of Sinaloa de Leyva in 2017.


After Caro Quintero's capture on July 15, it was learned that the historic capo never left his homeland and did not change his trade. His power, in fact, increased while he was on the run, according to the Mexican Army, although he did not make it public and his name was not among the most wanted or powerful drug lords in the country.


Despite the silence surrounding his return, other SEDENA documents acknowledge that the capo's emergence played a key role in the violence unleashed during those years in Sonora. 


On the other hand, the U.S. justice system continued to warn of the strength of the new Caborca cartel he led, and even so, it was the DEA's thirst for revenge for the 1985 murder of one of its agents, Kiki Camarena, that landed him back in prison.


The United States never forgave (nor forgot) the crime and they pressured Mexican authorities to recapture him. The US launched the highest reward for a criminal in history, 20 million USD. And now he is waiting in a maximum security Mexican prison for the final decision on his possible extradition.








Sources: Elena Reina for El País


51 comments:

  1. I remember BB posted an anecdotal story of a Caro-BLO marriage!

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    1. BUT BUT the USA is much worse and more corrupt and dangerous than Mexico Big Nuts smokes some more meth and escapes reality by moving to the US as a refugee

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    2. 9:42 Probably not worse, but not necessarily the best option. Compared to Canada and LOTS of other countries in America when it comes to criminality and violence have better scenarios than USA.

      Source: (Check Criminality index of America, which is a continent, not a country) https://worldpopulationreview.com

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    3. DEA and its puppeteers don't want RCQ on the US talking about their shit, but bounty hunters who decided how much to charge the US, want their 20 million for arresting RCQ 2 DOLLAR CRACK HO CARCASS.
      I doubt RCQ goes to the US alive

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  2. I thought Alvaro was representing los carrillo still ?

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    1. Is he another lesser known brother of ACF y VCF? Internet chatter mentions a Cecy being the jefa...

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    2. Stay out of myths, NONE of the Carrillos have nothing to do with the Juarez Cartel since 1997. There are a few failed attempts from Cesar and Vicente Carrillo Leyva. Remaining members still mostly in Sinaloa.

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    3. He is the only known brother of ACF that is still active. ACF, Cipriano Carrillo Fuentes, Rodolfo Carrillo Fuentes, and Jose Cruz Carrillo Fuentes are dead. Vicente Carrillo Fuentes and Alberto Carrillo Fuentes were arrested. Angelica Carrillo Fuentes may still be alive and active. Not too surprising that Guadalupe went to the BLO, given that BLO was one of CDJ's biggest allies, and that following the arrest of Vicente and Alberto the Carrillo Fuentes family seems to have lost control of CDJ as La Linea operatives took over.

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    4. @11:03 Well, it MUST be true if you are telling us.

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    5. @11:03 I’d say it’s more like since 2015 that the Carrillo Fuentes family has been involved with CDJ. It was a gradual process; La Linea operatives gained more prominence after the death of ACF and during the war with CDS. Vicente Carrillo Fuentes was reported to have had some issues taking over from his brother, mainly Linea operatives that were acting independently. Then Vicente was arrested and Alberto had an even bigger challenge for control, and after his arrest the Carrillo Fuentes family lost out to La Linea for control of what was CDJ.

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    6. @12:51 Have you heard that the family still runs loads into the U.S independently or are they out of it all together?

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    7. The fact that members of the CF still alive, doesnt mean they are or were involved.
      Since 1997 CDJ power went back to its previous members. They only authentic attemps to recover Juarez were by his older sons, Vicente and eventually Cesar, and both failed. Vicente was jailed, and Cesar is dead. Rodolfo was killed in Culiacan, Vicente Carrillo left Juarez after Amado's "death". Its a Netflix myth that he was involved to CDJ during 2006-2012 war against drugs.

      Probably some Carrillo members still operating, but not related to Juarez, at all. They live in Sinaloa for a reason, which is the WORST place to be if you are a Juarez Cartel member… Rodolfo was also killed in Culiacan (2004), el nino de oro.

      Cartel in Juarez is the oldest in Mexico, very rooted and goes beyond Carrillos fame. Operates with DISCRETION when it comes to bosses. Most detentions (if any) are always a sicario or a boss of sicarios from La Linea, but nothing else than that.

      Since 1997 none of the Carrillo were involved in CDJ, power went back to its previous members, but with a giant structure.

      One of the few things that Netflix told about the Juarez Cartel that can be considered truth, is that it operates like a net, without a central and/or public figure.

      11:03 Giveaway: (If you wish), can give a last name (only one) of the various families who had been running CDJ.

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  3. So, if Caro was sold for the reward and was in his territory as head of BLO, it was probably a palace coup by Chapo Isidro! Caro had become a liability, too much heat, or the 20 million was just too much to refuse!

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    1. His (RCQ) nephew Sahid/Sajid "El Cadete" extensively debriefed when he surrendered at a USA port of entry and you better believe he sang the exact tune the DEA wanted to hear.
      Of course, he also received his just reward as he was recently sentenced to time served.
      What a stain of dookie "El Cadete" became to the legacy of his father Emilio Quintero Payán "El Barón de Babunica"...

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    2. Cornelius Graham Truther not sure you are all there

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    3. Are you in grade 6! Probably with your low iq and small sloped brow!

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    4. @6:32 but does el cadete have the weight to pull caro's protection? I doubt it! Apparently numerous attempts were made to capture caro and still caro couldn't tighten his security or kill the king rat!!! So, it was big nuts, and there is only a few of them, who earned the caro 20 million$ reward! Chapo isidro is a prime candidate!

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    5. @3:23 RCQ would stay in a certain area that people he had a relationship with controlled and could lookout for him. Cadete knew this and passed it along to DEA. The prior attempts to capture him also reduced his area of roaming and he couldn't flee to Chihuahua as the manhunt to capture El Chueco was or is still ongoing. Coincidence that after AMLO goes to DC to meet with Biden the operation to capture RCQ is launched and carried out by USA agents and a damn tracking dog?

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    6. @4:05 The hunt for Chueco is ongoing, yes.

      They still haven't found him but trust me, I look for updates regularly. There's just nothing really worth writing about yet. Still think about the story all the time though.

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  4. Pura Sombreriza y arriba La Chapiza!

    The biggest and best trained army of sicarios are:
    Gente Nueva X Antrax X Los Talibanes X Los Flechas X Operativa MZ X Grupo X
    O se aliniean O se alinean!

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    1. @6:07 Only in your fantasy corridos!

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    2. 6:07 No pueden poner deacuerdo ni con quien controle Sinaloa... CDS sigue vigente gracias al Mayo... El Chapo y sus hijos son el peor enemigo del CDS.

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  5. So much for BLO and CDS having a truce

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  6. La Linea is no longer controlled by carrillos, the have theyre own leadership and run as theyre own cartel, they still have alliances with carrillos tho

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    1. 9:37 Carrillos had been out of the Juarez Cartel since 1997. The remaining members operate independently from anything to do with Juarez. They still have presence mostly in Sinaloa. Few years ago Amados son was killed after a failed attempt to join the business, Cesar Carrillo Leyva, later his young son (17yo and Amados grandchildren) died on an airplane accident.

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  7. This is very much what multiple federal indictments lay out, that he worked with or directed the Beltran Leyva networks and routes,

    The indictments from San Diego focus on the Sonora AZ Tijuana Southern California imperial valley

    And the one in Brooklyn details drug loads transshipped to New York

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    1. Yeah. I suppose it's noteworthy mainly due to the wording around how RCQ "assumed control" of the BLO.

      The two groups working closely together and BLO groups getting absorbed has been discussed before. But RCQ fully taking over was interesting to me, personally.

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    2. No, great article, just confirms what was known from different sources which gives it all more credibility

      Never critical

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    3. @Hearst do you think it’s possible the BLO was either looking for a possible “get out of jail free” card &/or favor & RCQ was a perfect distraction for their activities…?

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  8. We need people like Chapo Guzman in power. He was a real Jefe de jefes. Viva el señor Chapo Guzman.

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    1. Yup, all these other snitchaloas don't have the respect little chapo did. Cds will never be the same again.

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    2. Fuck el chapo. He was a rat and he was a greedy asshole starting wars everywhere. But in the north east of mexico the cdg zetas kicked his ppl ass.

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    3. He was a hot headed little monster who delighted in pissing off the government… that’s not good for business. Even meetings, he always gave the seat up for MZ which let everyone know who the boss was, but his sons are the real shitheads in this game.

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    4. @3:04 pm I think you are mistaken. Zetas didn’t kick his ass in any way. Chapo did incursions on Zetas territory several times. CDG even joined the fight with Sinaloa.

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    5. 3:04 "el lazca was a gentleman" said El Chapo, must be because of something...
      El Lavacarros z40 serenaded El Chapo in prison, they became good friends after hating each other when they were free.
      What cdg del northeast are you talking about?

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    6. Its reported he said that because Lazca was a man on man person. He didnt kidnap or kill rival family members that had nothing to do with the business

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    7. The body presented as "El Lazca" was 10cm shorter than records about his height, who was a West Point graduate.

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  9. Fuck you narco jotos and all the cocks you have waiting for you to suck.

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    1. 4:45 callese güey!
      o le tronamos un petardo en el jundillo

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    3. The fact that your comment made it to being posted and so many productive comments don’t tell me either you’re blowing these wannabe self proclaimed moderators (HAHA) or yeah that’s it

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    4. "Fuck you narco jotos"
      Best comment out of the lot

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  10. The original article doesn't mention any meetings between RCQ and Mayo or Ivan.

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  11. Anything to pin Caro with.
    Beltran Leyva has many heads
    Isidro, Tito, el 23, Sagitario and the bros Mario, Alberto & Hamberto Beltran.

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  12. Told you dummy's Chapito Isidro was still doing his thing.... Only difference is These guys don't go posting threats online...or bringing unwanted attention to the game. Very old school

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    1. 22:46 your the one eyed dummy.

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    2. 11:46 I love how the fangirls try and say he has a truce with CDS. After all the ass kicking he laid on them sure thing buds

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    3. 7:34 he does have a truce with Mayo you jibblet head. Its been the better part of 3 years now

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  13. Who knows .. he's kept quiet for years now

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  14. Great reporting !

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