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Monday, September 29, 2025

Mexican Mafia Figure “Fox” Landa Connected LFM to Sureño Gangs, Accepts Plea Deal For Deportation

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat


Jose Landa-Rodriguez, known as "Fox," a reputed member of the Mexican Mafia, has struck a plea deal, He has been imprisoned in the US since 1998 and has faced numerous cases since then including running a drug trafficking and extortion ring from within prison.

Facing charges from 2011 to 2018, including a murder plot and orchestrating a drug cartel alliance, he pled guilty to racketeering. As part of the plea deal, he will serve just two more years in prison before his deportation to Mexico. 

Allegations against him included masterminding schemes within Los Angeles County jails and attempting to establish a drug pipeline with La Familia Michoacana. Recorded prison calls and testimony revealed his involvement in overseeing extortion and drug sales operations, including a scheme named Operation Dirty Thirds, which extorted funds from more than half of the Hispanic inmate population in California.

Sunday, September 28, 2025

La Mayiza / MF Choice of weapon for interrogation videos is a "Guaparra" Machete, Culiacan, Sinaloa.

 CHAR 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 




La Mayiza / MF criminal organization continues to wage war on its former allies, the La Chapiza / Los Chapitos, and any type of truce seems imposible at this moment. The following interrogation video was recently published in which a La Chapiza young-aged hitman was captured in Culiacan by the La Mayiza organization. 


GUAPARRA MACHETE




LA MAYIZA / MF CONTINUE TO WAGE WAR IN CULIACAN 

WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO

VIDEO TRANSLATION
BY: SOL PRENDIDO 


Sicario: Where do you live, which neighborhood is it?

Captive: Sector Cuatro. 

Sicario: Who do you know?

Captive: Juan. 

Sicario: Juan? Who exactly is this Juan?

Captive: Juan Morral. 

Sicario: Juan Morral?


Captive: Yes. 

Sicario: Which faction does Juan Morral belong to?

Captive: The Chapos mob. 

Sicario: And what’s going to happen to every Chapo operative that’s caught in the Sector Cuatro neighborhood?

Captive: They’re going to be killed. 

Sicario: Are you sure about this?

Captive: Yes. 

Sicario: Tell us who’s getting killed. 


Captive: Me.

Sicario: What going to happen to whoever comes looking for you?

Captive: They’re going to be killed the fuck off. 

Sicario: Who’s in charge out here?

Captive: The absolute MF mob. 

Sicario: Who’s in charge?

Captive: Mayito Flaco. 

Sicario: Scream that shit out loud. 

Captive: The absolute MF mob. Mayito Flaco. 






Friday, September 26, 2025

Attorney Generals Office Commander Killed in San Felipe, Guanajuato

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

A high-ranking commander of the Guanajuato state Attorney Generals Office (FGE), Juan Alberto Camarillo Zavala, was ambushed and killed in San Felipe, Guanajuato. Zavala is the 33rd police officer killed in Guanajuato this year.

Thursday, September 25, 2025

No translation needed: Sinaloa

 CHAR 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 



The following graphic video was published on Sunday, September 21, 2025, showing a young La Chapiza /Los Chapitos Cartel hitman who was recruited from Veracruz to join the fight in Sinaloa. The La Chapiza hitman in the video poses with numerous decomposed bodies, and follows to send a message to the Mayo Zambada faction criminal organization. 


The graphic video was allegedly recorded in southern Sinaloa in El Walamo, Sinaloa, syndicate stronghold of the La Chapiza Cartel.  The young hitman has an active Instagram account where he posts his daily criminal activities. 


WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO 

VIDEO TRANSLATION 
BY: SOL PRENDIDO 

Take a look at this, Mayito Flaco. Here lie your MZ enforcers, a bunch of fucking cheap soup eaters. There are several chubby guys here, though. But I don’t know if they’re eating dick or shit for nutritional value. It’s hard to fucking tell. 

Things are rough, though. Anyways, take a look at this. Here lies one of your Mayito Flaco gunmen. One of your Mayito Zambada enforcers. These were supposed to be a part of El 39’s mob. 

Well, here lies your mob for El 39. Let this be an example for everyone that the Chapiza mob is in charge here. Mayo Zambada, your fucking pigs are lying dead here. Mayito Flaco, the only thing you have that is Flaco (skinny) is your narrow ass. You sons of bitches have to ask for permission just to be able to eat cheap soup. 

You assholes were bred to lose like this. There are a lot of your dead operatives out there as well. Take a look at this corpse here. He happens to have a big dick on him. It’s the very thing that Mayito Flaco tends to like. 

It was a real drag to have to bring all of these men out here. Fuck, I’m so tired because of it. Mayito Flaco, at the very least I’ve left them behind for your bitch ass. Jarocho sends you this message…






Monday, September 22, 2025

Seven Killed in Attack Outside Bar Near Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

Seven were killed outside of a bar in the Las Jícamas community outside Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato on Saturday night. Bars have become a focus of attacks between criminal groups in Guanajuato, with an attack occurring about once every two weeks.

Sunday, September 21, 2025

La Mayiza / MF Are Following the tracks of "El Teo" a Los Chapitos Cartel Lieutenant in Culiacan and Navolato, Sinaloa.

 BY: CHAR 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025


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The La Mayiza / MF continues the hunt for "El Teo," a high-ranking lieutenant of the La Chapiza Cartel with presence in Navolato and in Culiacan, Sinaloa. El Teo was previously threatened by the La Mayiza criminal group  when they captured and dismembered a La Chapiza hitman known as "El Pajoso." 


The subsequent video shows the ruthless aftermath of La Mayiza members decapitating, dismembering, and apparently the removal of the heart of a hitman working for El Teo of the Los Chapitos Cartel. 

LA MAYIZA RUTHLESS MESSAGE FOR EL TEO

WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO

"Walter and Cristian, hitmen from Teo in module 5 (Culiacan penitentiary), keep recruiting people, you bunch of idiots, and we will continue to finish them. Here's your Kevin. We've already located those from Toledo. Damn, I'm going to leave you like this, son of a bitch, MULETAS. We're going to continue to killing you off, you faggot."



Aureliano Guzman Loera "Guano Guzman" officially Enters the War In Sinaloa, Badiraguato Under Siege "Guano Guzman" and Oscar Manuel Gastelum Uribe "El Musico" Declare war on each other.

 By: CHAR 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 




Tensions in the mountain municipality of Badiraguato have been growing for some time now, as a war was declared by former key allies in the city of Culiacan between La Mayiza and Los Chapitos. In May of 2025, Oscar Manuel Gastelum Uribe "El Musico" and Fausto Isidro Meza Flores" Chapito Isidro" reportedly sided with Ismael Zambada Sicarios "Mayito Flaco" on his war against the Los Chapitos Cartel. As El Musico and Chapo Isidro sided with Mayito Flaco, dozens of Los Chapitos lieutenants decided to switch over to the criminal organization of El Musico-Sagitario-Chapo Isidro. Los Chapitos reportedly made an alliance with the CJNG Cartel as they lost dozens of former key members. 


GUANO GUZMAN AND LOS CHAPITOS RELANTIONSHIP


After the extradition to the United States of Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, Los Chapitos assumed full power of the Guzman criminal faction within the Sinaloa Cartel. Reputable new media sites reported growing tensions between Ivan Archivaldo, Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, and their uncle, Aureliano Guzman Loera, "Guano," brother of Joaquin Guzman Loera, as Los Chapitos grew in power from 2016 to 2023.



EL MUSICO STUDENT OF MARCOS ARTURO BELTRAN LEYVA 




Oscar Manuel Gastelum Uribe, "El Musico, "23, has operated in the cartel underworld for years with a low profile. El Musico was allegedly born in Tameapa, Badiraguato, Sinaloa. At a young age, he was recruited by none other than Marcos Arturo Beltran Leyva, " Jefe De Jefes," to join his organization. El Musico undoubtedly is the heir to the throne of Marcos Arturo Beltran Leyva; whoever questions this can do some research, as the numerous indictments that El Musico, 23, or Salgado faces in the United States speak for themselves. El Musico is considered the boss of Fausto Isidro Meza Flores. 


EL MUSICO AND GUANO GUZMAN TENSION ERUPTS INTO WAR, AND GUANO GUZMAN ENTERS THE WAR IN SEPTEMBER 2025


GENTE DE GUANO
LOS CALABAZAS


As the war in Culiacan between La Mayiza VS Los Chapitos spreaded like wildfire, both El Musico and El Chapo Isidro entered the war and sided with Mayito Flaco as mentioned earlier. 

El Guano Guzman, who controls La Tuna and parts of Badiraguato, appeared not wanting to get involved. However, tensions between El Musico and Guano erupted, a source reached out to me and mentioned," both Musico and Guano came to disagreements over some territories." Guano Guzman and his armed wing, Gente de Guano or GDG, as of late August and the middle of September, can be confirmed to have entered the war in Sinaloa and are on the side of his nephews, the Los Chapitos Cartel. 


GENTE DE GUANO AND LOS MUSICOS VIDEOS OF CLASHES COME TO SURFACE IN BADIRAGUATO 

"DRONE TECHNOLOGY BEING USED BY GENTE DE GUANO"

"ARMORED MONSTER VEHICLE OPERATED BY LOS MUSICOS WAS TOTALED BY GENTE DE GUANO"

"LOS CALABAZAS SEND WARNING TO CHAPO ISIDRO FORCES"


"DODGE TRUCK TRX, DAMAGED BY GENTE DE GUANO FORCES"


At this moment, it is unknown who has the upper hand in the Badiraguato mountains in the clashes between Gente de Guano and Los Musicos. Recent videos suggest Los Musicos may have faced some losses, but we really do not know who is winning. 

Aureliano Guzman Loera, I can confirm, is receiving help from Los Calabazas, an armed wing of the fallen, powerful druglord Mario Alberto Lugo Lara, "Mario Calabazas", former key ally of and ordered to be eliminated by Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, "Chapo Isidro". Clashes between Gente de Guano and Los Musicos officially started to occur in September 2025. 




Major Mexican Navy Ground And Air Raid In Syndicate of Quila, South Of Culiacan; Operation Targeted "El Changuito Antrax" Who Managed To Escape But Later Dies In Vehicle Accident. SEPTEMBER 19, 2025

 CHAR 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 


A major military operation involving the Mexican Navy, along with three helicopter gunships and ground units, occured this past Friday, September 19, 2025. The raid took place on Friday afternoon in Quila, south of Culiacan, Sinaloa, a stronghold of the Los Mayos/ La Mayiza/ MF criminal organization led by Ismael Zambada Sicairios, "Mayito Flaco."

GROUND AND AIR RAID IN QUILA 


The raid by the Secretariat of the Mexican Navy involved three helicopters with gunships as mentioned, plus more than a dozen ground units that closed off several streets in the syndicate of Quila. Reportedly, even an intelligence airplane was flying for hours while this raid was taking place. There is no doubt that this show of force was meant to capture an important criminal figure of the Los Mayos / La Mayiza criminal group. 




HELICOPTER GUNSHIPS FLEW FOR HOURS


A source that asked to remain anonymous confirmed to me that at least two male subjects were captured during this raid. 


EL CHANGUITO OR EL 06 ESCAPES RAID BUT DIES IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT  


On Saturday, September 20, 2025, surprising reports started to emerge out of Sinaloa that Rafael Guadalupe Felix Nunez, "Changuito Antrax," drowned in a river. This news was first reported by a highly reputable news site from Sinaloa, "Linea Directa Portal." 


SOURCE CONFIRMS DEATH OF EL CHANGUITO ANTRAX 


A highly trustworthy source confirmed to me the death of El Changuito Antrax or El 06. The death allegedly occurred while El Changuito managed to flee from the Navy raid; reportedly, the criminal fell into a river while driving his vehicle and drowned. El Changuito or El 06 was a high-ranking member of the Los Mayos group and was a trusted lieutenant of Ismael Zambada Sicairos, "Mayito Flaco." 















Thursday, September 18, 2025

Venezuela Claims 3.6 Tons of Cocaine Their Forces Seized Was Part of a DEA False Flag Operation

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat


Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela's Minister of the Interior reported the dismantling of a "false flag" operation meant to link the South American country with drug trafficking. The alleged perpetrators of this operation? A drug trafficker tied to the large cocaine shipment, and the DEA.

Cabello reported at a press conference that Venezuelan authorities carried out an operation in which they seized 3,680 kilograms of cocaine traveling aboard a boat with four crew members, who were all arrested.

"That drug boat was a DEA false flag operation to accuse Venezuela. Four detainees with Venezuelan IDs were going to be released; they (the detainees) are reporting that," Cabello emphasized.

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

The Year Long Sinaloa Cartel Internal War Has Left Over 1,850 Dead

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat
From an Infobae Article


September 9, 2024 marked the beginning of an internal war in the Sinaloa Cartel that, after a year of clashes between the Los Chapitos and Los Mayos factions , left a balance of 1,850 people killed (according to the latest security reports), more than 1,800 forced disappearances and a climate of insecurity that transformed the daily and economic life of Sinaloa.

Despite the deployment of more than 14,000 federal troops and multiple operations, violence persists, and Sinaloa society faces a landscape of uncertainty and fear.

Monday, September 8, 2025

Fugitive Canadian Wolfpack Leader Robby Alkhalil Arrested in Qatar

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat
From a Vancouver Sun Article


More than three years after he escaped from a Port Coquitlam jail, fugitive gang killer Rabih "Robby" Alkhalil has been arrested in Qatar.

Several sources confirmed Saturday that the wanted Wolfpack gangster had been picked up by local authorities on Friday. The RCMP declined to comment. But a news conference is scheduled at the RCMP’s Surrey headquarters on Monday afternoon.

A $250,000 reward for information leading to Alkhalil’s arrest was initially offered by the BOLO program and Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers, over the years it was reduced to $50,000 and was due to expire Oct. 7.

According to an undercover informant, Rabih Alkhalil was responsible for cocaine imports with in the Wolfpack group. An alliance of street gang members and Hells Angels traffickers. Alkhalil's nicknames within the organization were Honda and Lambo (for Lamborghini).

Sunday, September 7, 2025

Oscar Manuel Gastelum Iribe Alias, "Musico" "Manny" "Salgado" "23" Indicted in Chicago on Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and Firearm Charges

Press Release

Alleged Leader of Sinaloa Cartel Faction Indicted in Chicago on Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and Firearm Charges


Friday, September 5, 2025

A federal grand jury has indicted an alleged leader of a violent faction of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico on terrorism, drug, and firearm charges, including engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise.

According to the superseding indictment returned yesterday in the Northern District of Illinois, Oscar Manuel Gastelum Iribe, 50, of Sinaloa, Mexico, also known as El Musico, directed the importation of large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and other drugs — at times in shipments of hundreds or thousands of kilograms — into the United States on behalf of the Beltran Leyva faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, a designated foreign terrorist organization.

“As alleged, Oscar Manuel Gastelum Iribe led a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel that flooded the United States with fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin and used murder and intimidation to protect its profits,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “The Sinaloa Cartel has been designated a foreign terrorist organization because of the kinds of crimes announced today. This indictment further demonstrates that the Criminal Division will use every tool at its disposal to target cartel leaders, including by holding them accountable for acts of terrorism against our country.”

“Today’s narcoterrorism indictment of El Musico sends a powerful message that this Administration is going to aggressively pursue transnational criminal organizations and hold their highest-ranking members and associates accountable for poisoning the American public with illegal and harmful drugs,” said U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros for the Northern District of Illinois. “The Chicago U.S. Attorney’s Office has a proud history going back many decades of prosecuting some of the nation’s biggest and most significant narcotrafficking cartel cases. Building on that tradition, under my leadership, our office will continue to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of violent drug cartels, several of which, including the Sinaloa Cartel, have very deservedly been designated as foreign terrorist organizations. Working closely with other prosecutors and law enforcement partners across the United States, our goal remains unchanged: to disrupt and dismantle the Sinaloa Cartel’s drug empire and bring its leaders to justice.”

“From narcocorridos to narcoterrorist. El Musico famously writes his own lyrics, but his next one will be written from the Bureau of Prisons,” said U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon for the Southern District of California. “As El Musico once boasted, ‘La vida es curiosa, hoy soy poderoso,’ but soon his ‘Rancho Querido’ will be nothing but a distant memory.”

“This indictment sends a clear and uncompromising message: cartel leaders who flood our streets with fentanyl and arm their networks with machine guns and grenades are not just drug traffickers — they are terrorists,” said DEA Administrator Terrance Cole. “Oscar Manuel Gastelum Iribe and his faction turned cartel violence into a campaign of terror, targeting police, military, and civilians alike. DEA remains relentless in our pursuit of these narco-terrorists, and we will not stop until the Sinaloa Cartel — and every organization like it — is dismantled, its leaders brought to justice, and American families protected.”

“The indictment of El Musico and the dismantlement of the leadership structure of these foreign terrorist organizations are direct results of the unwavering commitment of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and our law enforcement partners to protect the United States,” said Special Agent in Charge Shawn Gibson of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations San Diego. “We remain resolute in our mission to bring all members of these criminal cartels to justice, regardless of where they attempt to evade accountability.”

“As a leader of a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, Gastelum Iribe allegedly directed the importation of cocaine, heroine, fentanyl, and other lethal drugs into the United States and oversaw atrocious acts of violence, including kidnappings and murders, in Mexico,” said Special Agent in Charge Reid Davis of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Criminal Division. “The superseding indictment against him is the result of years of collaboration among multiple federal agencies and judicial districts. The FBI and our partners will continue to work toward dismantling the Sinaloa Cartel and bringing its violent leaders — including El Musico — to justice.”

After the arrest or death of the faction’s original leaders, Gastelum Iribe assumed a leadership role and conspired with associates to distribute drugs nationwide. including in the Chicago area, using cars, trucks, rail cars, and other interstate carriers. To protect the cartel’s operations, Gastelum Iribe allegedly ordered and carried out violent attacks against rivals, military personnel, and law enforcement, including ordering the murder of a Mexican police officer and two others. Under Gastelum Iribe’s leadership, the faction armed its members with machine guns, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, explosives, and other weapons, while also engaging in kidnappings, assaults, and bribery of corrupt public officials.

Gastelum Iribe is charged with terrorism, drug trafficking, and firearm offenses. The terrorism charges, which accuse Gastelum Iribe of engaging in narcoterrorism and providing material support and resources to the Sinaloa Cartel, is a result of President Trump’s Executive Order 14157 designating the Sinaloa Cartel as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and the State Department’s subsequent designation of the same in February of this year.

If convicted, Gastelum Iribe faces a mandatory penalty of life in prison. He is not in custody and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

The indictment is the result of a collaboration between prosecutors in the Criminal Division’s Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, the Northern District of Illinois, and Southern District of California, as well as law enforcement partners from Homeland Security Investigations, FBI, and DEA.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s OCDETF and Project Safe Neighborhoods.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Updated September 5, 2025

El Pichon subordinate of "El Chapito Lomas" was gunned down by La Mayiza / MF in Campo Diez town in Culiacan, Sinaloa. On September 4, 2025, El Chapito Lomas is high ranking member of Los Chapitos.

 CHAR 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 

Angel, better known as "El Pichon," was a member of the La Chapiza Cartel and considered the plaza boss in the Campo Diez town of Culiacán, Sinaloa. El Pichon was a close subordinate and compadre of "El Chapito Lomas", a high-ranking member of the Los Chapitos Cartel. Alberto Zepeda Cano "El Chapito Lomas," is a cousin of Ivan Archivaldo and Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, leaders of the Los Chapitos criminal organization. 


El Pichon was gunned down on Thursday, September 4, 2025, by La Mayiza / MF armed commando while the latter was driving in Campo Diez town. After the incident involving El Pichon being attacked by gunfire, Navy personnel and local authorities arrived minutes later. 


LA MAYIZA HUNT DOWN EL PICHON PLAZA BOSS OF CAMPO DIEZ 






ANGEL 
EL PICHON





Saturday, September 6, 2025

La Mayiza / MF Interrogate A La Chapiza member named "El Pajoso" former hitman of El Perris or 27 and currently hitman of "El Teo" important member of the Los Chapitos Cartel. The dismembered body of El Pajoso was found this saturday morning in Culiacan, Sinaloa.

 CHAR 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025


La Mayiza / MF criminal organization captured Jonathan Ignacio "El Pajoso" of the Los Chapitos Cartel, who starred recently in a video sending threats to La Mayiza/ Chapo Isidro alliance. 



Jonathan Ignacio "El Pajoso" was reported as missing on Thursday, September 4. It was reported that an armed commando of the La Mayiza kidnapped El Pajoso alongside his brother while sleeping in his home in the Cedros sector in Culiacan, Sinaloa. 


EL PAJOSO DECAPITATED AND DISMEMBERED BY LA MAYIZA / MF 


All of us who follow cartel news have sadly become accustomed to videos in which a criminal group decapitates its rival. In the following video, about 2 minutes long, El Pajoso is interrogated and confirms his member of La Chapiza Cartel. El Pajoso was a former hitman working for Jorge Humberto Figueroa Benitez, "Perris or 27", and was currently a hitman of El Teo, a high-ranking member of the Los Chapitos group. 

El Pajoso gets decapitated in the video, and his dismembered body was subsequently found this Saturday morning in Culiacán, Sinaloa. 



WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO 


VIDEO TRANSLATION
BY: SOL PRENDIDO

Sicario: Whats your name?

Captive: Jonathan. 

Sicario:  What’s your moniker?

Captive: El Pajoso. 

Sicario: Where were you captured? 

Captive: In the Prados del Cedros neighborhood. 

Sicario: Who exactly captured you?

Captive: The Mayiza mob. 

Sicario: Who are you depending on for support out here?

Captive: El Molacho.  

Sicario: We’ve already reinforced the northern part of Culiacán. So, just go ahead and come on out for that armed confrontation, you fucks. Teo Molacho, where’s all of your bravery now? Eleve, Morral, and Texas, I’m going to fucking destroy you guys. The same goes for every operative from the Chapos mob who ends up in jail or is killed off. We’re going to eventually kick you the fuck out of this city. It’s in your best interest for you fuckers not to be supporting these Chapo Zetas anymore. 










Friday, September 5, 2025

The leader of a "Los Chapitos" criminal cell and four accomplices in Mocorito were sentenced to 10 years. El Cañas was a former Los Damaso enforcer who joined the Los Chapitos Cartel

 CHAR 

THIS INFORMATION WAS POSTED BY LUZ NOTICIAS 

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 

WRITTEN BY: ERNESTO TORRES 

The five men were captured during a military helicopter operation in La Guamuchilera, where an arsenal was seized.


Five men, including an alleged leader of a criminal cell in the employ of "Los Chapitos," were sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after being captured in a massive military operation in Mocorito.

The Attorney General's Office (FGR), through the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO), reported that those sentenced are Esaú "Q," Luis "B," Juan "Z," Jimmy "B," and Librado "I."


The detainees received sentences of ten years, five months, and 29 days in prison for the crimes of carrying a firearm with aggravating circumstances and possession of magazines and cartridges for the exclusive use of the Armed Forces.

The arrest in Mocorito
According to the investigation file, the five "generators of violence" were arrested near the town of La Guamuchilera, Mocorito, during a military deployment involving helicopter gunships and special forces from the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena).

During the operation, Luis Alberto, alias "El Cañas," was captured. He was identified as the alleged leader of a "Los Chapitos" criminal cell and considered the right-hand man of Humberto Figueroa, alias "La Perris" or "El 27," a Sinaloa cartel affiliate.

That day, federal forces seized a significant arsenal, including five high-powered firearms, 11 fully loaded magazines, 1,412 live rounds of ammunition, two hand grenades, tactical vests, and two vehicles.


Everything was made available to the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, which gathered sufficient evidence to secure a conviction against the suspects considered "generators of violence" in the central and northern regions of the state, linked to crimes that occurred in Culiacán and communities of Mocorito.

The District Judge determined that the convicted individuals must serve their sentences in the Aguaruto Penitentiary in Culiacán.