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Friday, April 21, 2023

El Acelerado Arrested - A CDS Rusos Figure Who's Said to Be Close to Mayo

"HEARST" for Borderland Beat 


El Acelerado, a Sinaloa Cartel - Rusos figure who is allegedly “close with Mayo”, was arrested by Mexican authorities in Baja California for three charges against him in the US. The circumstances of his arrest point towards a set up by other Rusos members.



The Arrest

State Police officers and federal (FGR) agents closed in on a Sinaloa Cartel - Los Rusos operator as he drove down the highway to the airport in predawn hours of Thursday, April 20, 2023. The operator is named David Fernando Vásquez Bejarano but he goes by the alias “El Acelerado”.


At 2:09 am, authorities approached him and he was officially detained at some point near the kilometer 11 mark on the highway. 



A few grams of cocaine were found among his possessions and seized by authorities. But any potential drug possession charges were scarcely even considered.


El Acelerado had been detained due to three far more serious charges against him in the US, which were: 

  1. The crime of conspiracy
  2. The distribution of narcotics
  3. The importation and transportation of controlled substances, in the form of drug trafficking

The US requested El Acelerado’s extradition and this led to Mexico issuing court order number 42/2021, which called for his arrest. As of the writing of this story, further details about the three US charges are unknown.



So, just how important is this guy? Milenio newspaper writes that ”according to Federal government intelligence sources, he [Acelerado] is considered a man close to Ismael El Mayo Zambada, alias ‘El Señor del Sombrero’, the leader of the Sinaloa cartel.”


The weekly magazine Zeta Tijuana claims that “according to local authorities, El Acelerado is considered an objective almost equally as important as Jesús Alexander Sánchez Félix, alias El Ruso.”



El Ruso is the founder and former leader of Los Rusos. Rumors alleged that he is currently semi-retired, playing more of a mentor role to the current leader of Rusos, P1. 


Of note, Zeta Tijuana emphasized that El Acelerado was “usually accompanied by bodyguards” but he happened to be traveling alone when authorities closed in on him. This fact, coupled with the timing and location of the arrest, strongly suggests that Acelerado was set up to be turned in by Sinaloa Cartel (CDS) figures close to him. 




Narco-Corridos 

There are no details about El Acelerado in any news report prior to his arrest. Zeta Tijuana claims that Acelerado “navigated with a low profile, because he directed the transfer of drugs to the United States.” 


Milenio, at least, points in the direction of some potential information, saying “El Acelerado has several narcorridos [ballads which praise cartel figures] where he is said to be a violent man.”


Now within the narco-corrido world, there are a lot of songs called “El Acelerado” - most of which are not about Vásquez Bejarano. Some of these songs are actually about Rusos rivals - los Chapitos, such as Banda Tres Rios’s song El Acelerado, which is for Ivan Archivaldo. 


But there is at least one song about Vásquez Bejarano, a track from Beto Vega which references riding around the beaches of Baja of California. 



It includes all the boring flexes which mention ATVs, iPhones, yachts, and blended scotch, along with an especially gross conquistadors reference about how “his white skin has helped him to conquer territories.” 


The only piece of information throughout the whole song is a single reference to clubbing in Mazatlan - I know, I know, a CDS figure partying in Mazatlan? Groundbreaking.






The Leadership Structure of Los Rusos


Since the narco-corridos are a dead end, let's return back to the alleged set-up of Acelerado and the Rusos figures who might have turned him in.


First, thing to know is that Los Rusos, which translates as the Russians, although they are not ethnically Russians, is a Sinaloa Cartel group which operates in Mexicali, Baja California. Mexicali is a major port of entry to the US and a key drug smuggling territory.



Los Rusos are associated with El Mayo and they report under Mayo’s son-in-law Juan Carlos Felix Gastélum , alias “El Chavó Felix.” As a side note, it's locally rumored that Chavo Felix had bariatric surgery at some point during the last decade and more recent images of him show him appearing considerably slimmer.




The current leader of los Rusos is Alfonso Peralta, alias “El P1”, and it is P1 who is the most likely to have participated (or approved) turning in El Acelerado. It's hard to imagine that the personal security detail for the Rusos figure in charge of US drug distribution was removed without P1’s knowledge.



It's worth noting that P1 may have been involved in a similar move two years ago when the supposed “leader of Rusos” Felipe Eduardo Barajas Lozano, alias “El Omega”, was arrested by municipal police officers after an anonymous phone call reported gunfire in the area. 


El Omega, it turned out, was not the real leader of Rusos, but instead acted more as a public face for the group, according to local rumors. 



Omega was, in a sense, the perfect fall guy to take the  law enforcement heat that accumulated from Rusos’ constant battle with Los Salazars for the nearby territory of SLRC. 


Hopefully in the coming days, more details about El Acelerado will emerge, giving us all better insight into the inner workings of Los Rusos.







Special thanks to Borderland Beat's Ivan and Obscuro's Gary.


Sources: Zeta Tijuana, Los Noiticieristas, Lopez Doriga, Milenio, Tiempo, Vanguardia Veracruz, Diario de Colima, TeleDiario, Linea Directa Portal, Beto Vega







Further Reading















Read an overview of the region Mexicali lies within
















Read about the December 2022 Attempt to Kill El Ruso





43 comments:

  1. I wonder if he conducts his life bien "acelerado" lol, cartel members have the funniest handles.

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    1. I once knew a guy who went by “Checo Pacheco” and when I asked him why he went by that, he said…

      “Cause I like getting fucked up!”

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    2. Makes sense since "Pacheco" is also slang, in some parts of Mexico, for "bien marijuano".

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    3. I still think it’s funny there’s a guy (or was) named SpongeBob… probably because of his teeth and little nose or something

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    4. Checo's real name is Federico Mota...

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  2. That corrido is whacked!

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    1. Good thing you didn’t pay for it lol

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  3. el p1 se tiraban d vrgas que esto y el otro cuando se oye por los radios con el nini. ohra que paso!!?? andan entregando a du raza

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  4. He almost reminds me of Mayo.. 🦉

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  5. La cancion "Rosa Pastel " corrido de Peso Pluma de que Narco es basado?

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    1. 11:32 esta basado en un alucin, mejor no te aprendas su nombre porque lo mas seguro es que no dure medio año, yo lla ni me acuerdo de nombres de gueyes de corridos de hace un año porque a todos se los cargo la verga

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  6. Thanks Hearst for detailed coverage!!!

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  7. Could this possibly have ties to the kidnappings in clubs in mexicali? There has been a good amount of heat.

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  8. Perfect arcticle. Nice job


    Malda, BR

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  9. Does anyone know of " El Rojo", head of sicarios for Chavo Félix ?

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    1. 11:01 theres like 1000 rojos bro no need to know who he is, he wont last long anyways

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  10. @Hearst:

    San Diego has a story of a former US marine who was sentenced to 12 years for facilitating drivers and importing heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl.

    He tried to commission a corrido in summer 2020, there's a lot of interesting things there, despite being a routine part and parcel of drug trafficking

    There's also court docs floating around that detail an incident in Las Vegas where a runner left a kilo in a store to evade authorities

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    1. Can you send me a link that San Diego story?

      Thanks, J!

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    2. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2023-04-21/marine-salazar-drug-trafficking-sentence

      this is the best one I read, but I think there is probably even more info in the court docs

      there was even an official press conference

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    3. Sad to see he got only 12 yesrs and not much more.

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    4. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/u-s-marine-gets-12-years-for-cross-border-drug-smuggling/ar-AA1aaIeV?OCID=ansmsnnews11

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  11. How does a semi retired work ? I thought you couldn’t retire from that type of “ job” ? And more being a high member like ruso

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    1. I think it’s more along the lines of not getting your hands dirty anymore. More or a shot caller rather than a hitman

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    2. You could retire being a top dog. It's the low level ones that can't now a days.

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    3. Ahh yes the perks, bonuses, benefits, and rewards of the narco trafficking cartel employee.

      Standard Universal Healthcare is provided to all Chaputos as well as medical, dental, vision, cosmetic surgery, daycare, mandated union breaks every 5 minutes && 40% raise every quarter if quota is met or exceeds expectations. Sicario006 has also received bribes making it hard for her to decide between working for the CIA vs the Mossad or saying fuck it I’m all in let me get the Guzman plan.

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  12. After macho prietos death, did P1 get his position?

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    1. That was a long time ago.. this P1 guy don’t look too old

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    2. After Macho Prieto, El Ruso took his position

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  13. that foo does not look light skin to me 👀

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  14. I wonder who’s crazier him or El E 1 de Phoenix ?

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    1. Oh man, do you know his real name? I think the people from agua prieta are here in AZ

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  15. It’s common knowledge in cartel anyone is pretty much expendable to the bosses. Fall out of favor and police will “mysteriously” take you down.

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  16. "gross conquistadors reference about how “his white skin has helped him to conquer"
    A mexican wrote the lyrics for a mexican yet HEARST is outraged,seriously truthfully what does that say about your chararcter?

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    1. I don't feel outraged. Lol

      I suggested that "colorism is bad" -you know, one of the least controversial takes a person could have. Calm down, man.

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    2. Your an intelligent woman,stop with the bullshit,don't follow political mores,anyway

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  17. Seriously no respect for this hearst and her views

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  18. Off topic but is mayito gordo out of jail

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    1. https://www.borderlandbeat.com/2022/07/mayito-gordo-zambada-released-from-us.html

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  19. I think I just him at sea world and women with him looked like the chapo diputada

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  20. Was able to get a picture of them

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