US Prosecutors In Talks with El Mayo for Plea Deal in New York

 "Socalj" for Borderland Beat

U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday that they’re discussing a potential plea deal with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. Mayo also expressed his desire to retain his lawyer Frank Perez despite a possible conflict should Vincentillo Zambada be a potential witness in a future trial. Perez had defended Mayo's son before.

Assistant U.S. attorney Francisco Navarro said the plea discussions with Zambada, a leader of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, haven’t borne fruit so far, but prosecutors want to keep trying. A judge scheduled an April 22 hearing for an update.

Zambada’s lead attorney, Frank Perez, declined to comment on the discussions.

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Singer Natanael Cano Cancels Concerts After Being Threatened by Los Mata Salas in Hermosillo, Sonora

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

The performances in Jalisco were cancelled after the narcomanta was found in Hermosillo, Sonora on January 5. The group Los Mata Salas accused the artist and other singers of financially collaborating with Los Salazar, a breakaway cell in conflict with the Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.

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Family of 'La Familia Michoacana' Leadership Distributes Toys In Palos Altos, Guerrero

 "Enojon" for Borderland Beat 

Amy Katilia Hurtado Hernández (daughter of ‘La Familia Michoacana’ (LFM) leader Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga ‘El Pez’) distributed toys to local residents on January 6th as part of the Día de los Reyes Magos celebrations at a school in the Palos Altos town of Arcelia, Guerrero. 

Through her social media Hernández would publish a recording of her giving out toys from a station set up at the school’s basketball court alongside her son–Olascoaga’s Grandson–stating she’s “showing him to share”. Although she did not disclose where the event was held, we confirmed where it occurred after searching regions where La Familia Michoacana is known to have a presence. Finding a school whose infrastructure matched what was shown in the recording. 

(Censored image of the event published by Hernández)

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Signal Jamming Systems to be reinforced in Jalisco prisons

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted by INFORMADOR.MX 

Lemus announced that the inspections will continue in the state's prisons, as was done in recent weeks in Puente Grande and Puerto Vallarta.

By: Marck Hernández

January 10, 2025 - 8:15 PM

The governor of Jalisco, Pablo Lemus, recognizes that there are multiple irregularities in the prisons of Jalisco, among them, in the signal jammers.

The governor announced that there will be a purchase of this equipment, noting that they detected that those located in some penitentiary systems such as Puente Grande are not working properly.

“We are already buying the signal inhibitors to avoid that, at least from our prisons, these extortion calls do not go out (the inhibitors) are not working properly and that is why we are going to put these new signal inhibitors to prevent these calls from being made”.

Lemus said that the inspections will continue in the state's prisons, as was done in recent weeks in Puente Grande and Puerto Vallarta.

On the other hand, the governor highlighted that some good results have been achieved in security matters, for example, with the arrest of the two assailants of a public transportation truck in Tonalá, the arrest of municipal police officers from Poncitlán accused of forced disappearance or the re-incarceration with federal forces of a prisoner who escaped from Puente Grande.

SOURCE: INFORMADOR.MX

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Extortions from Puente Grande: Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat

This information was posted by INFORMADOR.MX

By: Jaime Barrera

January 14, 2025 - 03:50 am

Some years ago, based on public denunciations and journalistic works, the high levels of corruption in the state prisons of the Puente Grande penitentiary nucleus were pointed out, due to the criminal self-government that has controlled them for years and that we will have to see to what extent it persists at present. A high-ranking police chief confessed to me, disconcerted and irritated, his impotence to control the use of the signal inhibitors and thus put an end, in addition to the wave of extortions that began to be committed against the population from the prisons, to the communication to the outside, with which detained criminal leaders continue to orchestrate their gangs in their various criminal activities.

“It takes me longer to go out to the free highway to Zapotlanejo, after supervising and leaving on all the signal inhibitors in the different penitentiary centers so that no one can make use of the cell phones that are introduced irregularly, when they stop working again,” he admitted to me in a clear recognition of the powerful and great web of corruption and government complicity that allows the prisons, with extortion and other abuses with people deprived of their freedom, to become an inexhaustible source of resources that strengthens criminal groups.

Given all this background, the announcement made last week by Governor Pablo Lemus that all signal jammers will be renewed is not an underage matter, after the new commanders of the General Directorate of Prevention and Social Reinsertion (DGPyRS) detected, barely a month into his administration, that telephone extortion has been registered from inside the Puente Grande prisons.

To put an end to this criminal activity, which is a whole illegal industry that leaves them juicy profits, in addition to renewing the jammers and entrusting them to officials who are not part of this corrupt scheme, they should also investigate whether or not the so-called “aunts' rooms”, which are nothing more than a kind of “call center” that they have inside the various prisons, are still functioning or not, in which they operate fixed telephones from where the inmates co-opted by the mafias randomly call families pretending to be their “nephews” so that they deposit money, or in the worst case, extort them for the kidnapping of a loved one they deceived of having one of their own captives.

If these actions succeed in combating and eradicating extortion from these prisons, the Lemus government could also be taking a big step towards recovering security in the state, retaking control of the prisons in Puente Grande.

SOURCE: INFOMADOR.MX 

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Two civilians deprived from freedom freed and five men arrested with arsenal in Mazatlán: Sinaloa

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This informatiion was posted by RIODOCE 

Author | Editor

Date | January 13, 2025

Time | 8:31 am

Local and federal authorities achieved the release of two people who had been deprived of their freedom and the arrest of five men who were seized with an arsenal, drugs and armored vehicles in Tecomate de la Noria, in Mazatlán, during surveillance patrols.

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FOLLOW-UP: "El Ceviches” was tried for four federal crimes; he will be in the Metropolitano prison from which he escaped: Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat

This information was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL 

He will remain in the Metropolitano prison from which he escaped in the middle of Christmas.

Elizabeth Ibal

César Fabián “N”, alias “El Ceviches”, will be remanded in custody after a federal judge sentenced him to trial for four federal crimes.

The crimes for which he was prosecuted were possession of a firearm, possession of cartridges for, against health and use of false public documents.

This, after he was captured last Friday on Benito Juarez Street, in the Centro neighborhood of Tonala, allegedly in possession of a 9 millimeter firearm, cartridges, methamphetamine and a false voter's credential.

The judge decided that César Fabián must remain in preventive prison for the duration of the process, for this reason he was interned in the Metropolitan Prison, from which he escaped last December 25.

During the early hours of the morning, Cesar Fabian was transferred again to the Puente Grande penitentiary complex, aboard an armored Rhino type vehicle belonging to the State Security Secretariat, to be placed at the judge's disposal.

“El Ceviches” was arrested in 1999 but escaped for the first time in 2001 after being arrested; in 2020 he was captured again for the crime of aggravated kidnapping and organized crime.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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Follow-Up: Under heavy security, “El Ceviches” Of The "CJNG" Cartel was transferred to Puente Grande, from where he has escaped twice.

 "Char" for Borderland Beat

This information was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL 

The Public Prosecutor's Office will request his transfer to a maximum security prison to prevent him from escaping again.

SATURDAY JANUARY 12, 2025

Elizabeth Ibal

Cesar Fabian “N”, alias “El Ceviches”, was transferred to the Puente Grande penitentiary complex, from where he has escaped on two occasions, most recently last Christmas.

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It was fake news! Authorities rule out the arrest of José Ángel Canobbio, alias “El Güerito” in Sinaloa. El Guerito Principal Adviser Of Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar Leader Of La Chapiza Cartel.

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted by LOS NOTICIEIRISTAS

WRITTEN BY: ERNESTO GUTIERREZ 

Culiacán, Sinaloa.- Although the rumor of the arrest of José Ángel Cannobio Inzunza, alias “El Güerito” has been circulating in the last few hours, the authorities have ruled out his capture.

The spokesperson for the Government of the State of Sinaloa, in matters of security, Verona Hernández, reported that neither the person arrested in the Zapotillo, Mocorito incident nor the one captured in the Limón de los Ramos incident were a priority target.

“It is not possible that this person who is indicated in some media as being arrested as part of these events is the person. From the Secretariat of Public Security we have no information so far of a priority target who has been arrested in this event,” she said.

For his part, the Secretary General of Government, Feliciano Castro Meléndrez, also ruled out the capture and asked for the publication of unverified information.

“There is no such arrest, this information is totally false. Let us promote the truth, there are many speculations, many inventions,” he said.

Who is José Ángel Canobbio Inzunza, alias ‘El Güerito’?

The United States Department of Justice points to ‘El Güerito’ as one of the operators in the criminal organization Los Chapitos, the faction of the Sinaloa Cartel led by the sons of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.

He is accused of coordinating logistical activities for drug trafficking and security as head of “Los Chimales,” an armed protection group for the organization of Guzmán Loera's sons.

FOLLOW-UP

BY: CHAR 

JOSE ANGEL CANOBBIO INZUNZA 

EL GUERITO 

EL 90

SOURCE: LOS NOTICIERISTAS,

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Katana Sword secured with a 50-caliber Barret in Zapotillo, Mocorito, had blood stains: Sinaloa

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted by LOS NOTICIERISTAS

WRITTEN BY: EDUARDO PEÑA

JANUARY 11, 2025

Culiacán, Sin.- Among the weapons seized during the operation deployed by federal security forces in the community of Zapotillo, Mocorito, a Katana with blood stains was found, reported Verona Hernández Valenzuela.

The spokeswoman for the State Public Security Secretariat commented that the weapon was located in the same place where a lifeless person was found.

“It is an instrument that was found in the place where the body of a lifeless person was found, one of the kidnapped people who was in the home and this instrument was found with blood stains,” she explained.

In addition to the Katana, two Barret 50-caliber rifles and a Browning 50-caliber machine gun were seized at the site.

SOURCE: LOS NOTICIEIRSTAS 

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Former Wagner Group Mercenary Arrested Illegally Crossing Rio Grande

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat 

US Border Patrol arrested a former Russian mercenary, Timur Praliev, in Texas as he waded across the Rio Grande. He was carrying two passports (one Russian and one Kazakh), $4,000 USD, 60,000 pesos, and a drone.

Timur Praliev, 31, was detained by US Border Patrol agents on January 4 near the border town of Roma, Texas, after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States and told the agents he was a citizen of Kazakhstan, U.S. federal court records show. It is against Kazakh law to have dual citizenships, as evidenced by his Russian passport and a recently received veterans ID in Russia.

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63 bags with human remains in Lomas del Refugio grave, in Zapopan: Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted by EL OCCIDENTAL 

On Wednesday, 15 bags were located

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8, 2025 

Román Ortega

Agents from the State Prosecutor's Office and experts from the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences resumed excavation work this Wednesday at the clandestine grave in the Lomas del Refugio neighborhood, in Zapopan, where 63 bags with human remains have been located since it was located on December 13 by members of the Luz de Esperanza (Light of Hope) collective.

Hector Flores, founder of the collective, said that they were working until December 24 because there was no more backhoe, which was needed for this work.

“It was necessary to ask the Chief of the Cabinet of the State of Jalisco, through him, the Secretary of Agriculture lent a backhoe so that they could continue the work today.”

Héctor Flores indicated that today the State Government finally provided the heavy machinery so that the agents of the State Prosecutor's Office and the experts of the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences could continue with the search work.

He indicated that as a result of this Wednesday's work, 15 bags with human remains were found, for a total of 63 since the work began last December.

“Today 15 bags and one bone remains were found and in total there are 63 bags, tomorrow the work will continue in the grave here in Lomas del Refugio, in Zapopan”.

The discovery occurred on December 13 in a property located at the intersection of Ameca and Matamoros streets, where the members of the collective arrived to search for buried human remains, according to an anonymous tip they received through their social networks.

According to data from the Special Prosecutor's Office for Missing Persons, 20 clandestine graves had been accounted for between January and November of last year.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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'La Mayiza' Alleges Government Corruption Ring Through Flyers in Culiacán, Sinaloa

  "Enojon" and "Pernicious Propaganda" for Borderland Beat 

On December 23rd of 2024, flyers would warn Omar Hamid García Harfuch, the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Mexico, of an alleged corruption ring within the State Government of Sinaloa. The flyers were thrown out of a plane that flew over various points of Culiacán, Sinaloa. 

Watermarked with the logo of Ismael Zambada Sicairos 'El Mayito Flaco,' leader of the 'La Mayiza' faction of the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS), the message identified Government officials, and their family members that were allegedly involved in the corruption ring. The flyers urged Secretary Harfuch to launch an operation over the claims. The criminal organization would threaten to go after those they deem to be 'guilty' such as: 

- Enrique Díaz Vega, Secretary of Administration and Finances. 

- José Paz López Elenes, Mayor of Badiraguato. 

- Enrique Inzunza Cázarez, a member of the Senate of the Republic of Mexico. 

- Jose Rocha Ruiz, the youngest Son of Governor Rocha. 

- Alejandra Sofía Valadés Pelayo, the Wife of Ruiz. 

- Rubén Rocha Moya, the Governor of Sinaloa. 

- Eneyda Rocha Ruiz, the Daughter of Governor Moya, and the Director of the System for Integral Family Development of the State of Sinaloa. 

- Rubén Rocha Ruiz, the oldest Son of Governor Moya.

Photograph By Los Revoltosos Mazatlán (Flyer alleging a corruption ring within the Government of Sinaloa)

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Famous Youtuber And Influencer Markitos Toys Father's Home Property Is Attacked By Gunfire And Vandalized. Unclear If La Mayiza Or La Chapiza Responsible Of The Attack.

 "Char" for Borderland Beat

This information was posted by LUZ NOTICIAS 

The event took place this Wednesday afternoon.

Luz News

 08/01/25

The house of the Marquitos Toys family was shot at this Wednesday afternoon in the Barrancos sector in Culiacan.

So far no injuries have been reported after the aggression.

During the aggression, the garage area caught fire, for which the State Preventive Police used fire extinguishers while the firemen arrived.

The attack

The events occurred on Eligio Ancona and Antonio Nakayama streets, when it was said that there were loud gunshots.

Upon arrival, the authorities observed that it was a home and that it had several bullet impacts, in addition to being on fire.

The state police closed the streets and then requested support from firefighters and investigators.

FOLLOW-UP 

BY: CHAR

The Barrancos Sector of Culiacan, Sinaloa, is controlled by the La Chapiza Cartel, which is where the attack occurred against the home property owned by the family of Markitos Toys. There are obvious reasons to assume that La Mayiza is responsible for the attack. Still, rumors through the grapevine were that La Chapiza was not keen on Markitos Toys after Nesto Isidro Perez Salas, "El Nini," was captured, who was a close friend of El Nini or El 19. 

SOURCE: LUZ NOTICIAS 

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Clandestine lab and stolen vehicle found in Culiacan and a van with drugs and weapons in Guamúchil: Sinaloa

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted by RIODOCE 

Author | Redacción Ríodoce

Date | January 7, 2025

Time | 6:36 am

The Navy secured a clandestine laboratory in the town of Los Cedros, in Culiacán.

In the place with an extension of 4 thousand square meters, they found 646 kilograms of finished product, 600 liters of calcium chloride, 100 liters of methanol, 50 liters of gasoline, 50 liters of phenyl-2 propanone, 60 liters of chlorine giving a total of 860 liters of liquid precursors, 100 kilos of calcium chloride, 500 kilos of tartaric acid, 10 kilos of cyanide, 375 kilos of caustic soda, 375 kilos of caustic soda. of tartaric acid, 10 kilos of cyanide, 375 kilos of caustic soda, 5.2 kilos of sodium bicarbonate for a total of 990 kilos of solid precursors.

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