Feds Takedown SFV Peckerwoods Gang in Los Angeles on RICO, Financial & Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

 "Socalj" for Borderland Beat

Federal prosecutors have announced the arrests of 42 alleged members and associates of a Los Angeles-based white supremacist gang as part of a sweeping indictment that names a total of 68 defendants.

29 of the suspects were arrested Wednesday during raids by a host of federal and local law enforcement officials, according to the U.S. Department of Justice and a newly unsealed 76-count indictment. Another 13 defendants were already in custody, leaving 26 who remained at large.

All the defendants are accused of being members or associated of the SFV Peckerwoods, which operates in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley, DOJ representatives said in a written statement.

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Five Corpses Abandoned Along Calzada Heroico Colegio Militar In Alturas Del Sur On Thursday Night In Culiacan, Sinaloa.

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted by RIODOCE 

OCTOBER 4, 2024 

The bodies of five men were abandoned last Thursday night on Calzada Heroico Colegio Militar, on the corner of Mina Purísima Grande street in the Miguel de la Madrid neighborhood, in front of the main entrance to the Alturas del Sur subdivision in the city of Culiacán.

The bodies had bullet wounds, traces of torture, and some of them had hats on them.

Elements of the State Preventive Police, State Investigation Police and the Army went to the site and confirmed the presence of the bodies.

FOLLOW-UP

BY: CHAR 

VIDEO OF THE FIVE CORPSES 

WARNING GRAPHIC PICTURE

SOURCE: RIODOCE

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Narco-Banners Placed In Several Sectors Of Culiacan This Thursday, October 3rd. "La Chapiza" Claim Responsibility For Banners Against Los Cabrera Sarabia Of Durango: Sinaloa

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from LOS NOTICIERISTAS 

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Culiacán, Sin.- Early Thursday morning, it was reported that banners with a message addressed to the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, were placed on at least three different bridges in Culiacán.

The message on the banners exposed two people, allegedly criminals accused of multiple crimes in states such as Durango and Zacatecas, who are identified by the aliases of 'el JL' and 'El 02'.

Authorities shared that the banners were placed, one on the black bridge, on the Paseo Niños Heroes or old boardwalk; another on the bridge of the Álvaro Obregón and México 68 extension and another one on the bridge that leads to the Seminario, on the México 15 highway north of Culiacán.

According to what can be read in these messages, it is accused that the people mentioned allegedly intend to start committing crimes such as extortion in Culiacán and Mazatlán.

On the banners were placed photographs of the individuals mentioned and at the end of the banners, it is allegedly the Sinaloa Cartel that is claiming responsibility for the placement of these plants.

It is important to point out that after a tour around 6:30 a.m., the banners had apparently already been removed by the authorities.

FOLLOW-UP

BY: CHAR 

TRANSLATION 

BY: SOL PRENDIDO

" Narco message reads as follows:

MRS. PRESIDENT 

These individuals are to blame for all of the violence in the states of Durango and Zacatecas. They’re responsible for the deaths of innocent civilians, collecting protection fees from sawmills, mines, brothels, cargo trucks, restaurants, pirated goods, construction companies, etc, etc. They want to do the same within the municipalities of Mazatlán and Culiacán. 

Keep sending canon fodder this way which only serves to murder women and innocent civilians. 

Sincerely, La Chapiza of the Cartel de Sinaloa

SOURCE: LOS NOTICIERISTAS 

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Twelve Killed, Narco banners Left, after CSRL Attacks Across Salamanca, Guanajuato

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

Twelve were killed in five separate events across Salamanca, Guanajuato last night, in what appears to be a Cartel Santa Rosa de Lima operation against their rivals. Narco banners left at some of the crime scenes explained that the killings were for supporting the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación.

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Clash Between Colima State Police, Navy And Gunmen Left Six Alleged Criminals Dead

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL 

The confrontation occurred on Tuesday night

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Elizabeth Ibal / El Occidental

Agents of the State Preventive Police and elements of the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar) clashed with a group of armed civilians, resulting in the death of six alleged criminals.

The confrontation occurred on Tuesday night, but it was not until shortly before 13:00 hours, when the Government of the State of Colima, announced the incident in a statement.

The document states that the officers were on surveillance patrols derived from intelligence information, so when they were passing through the community of Puerta de Ánzar, in the municipality of Colima, they were attacked with bullets.

As their lives were at risk, the elements of the State Police and the Secretariat of the Navy took cover, requested immediate support and, when reinforcements arrived, repelled the aggression.

“The final result of this confrontation was six alleged criminals killed. Personnel from the State Attorney General's Office (FGE) also attended the scene to carry out the relevant investigations, demonstrating the ongoing fight against organized crime in the region,” said the government headed by Indira Vizcaino.

The state government said that efforts will continue to ensure peace and security in the state.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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AMLO's 6-Year Presidential Term Has Been Mexico's Deadliest

 "Socalj" for Borderland Beat

AMLO tasked the armed forces with building infrastructure and ensuring public safety. His term will end with newly constructed transport hubs, hotels and a museum, and more than 170,000 murders.

That was the headline from an April 2024 Bloomberg article. With now former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador term officially at an end, the number of murders in Mexico during his 6-year term is over 186,000; the highest of any Mexican presidents years in office.

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Five Dead, Five Injured After Gunmen Attack Drug Rehab Clinic in Salamanca, Guanajuato

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

Five are dead and another five are wounded after gunmen broke down the door and opened fire inside a drug rehab clinic in Salamanca, Guanajuato last night. Police attempted to chase the assailants, but their vehicles were disabled when the fleeing men dropped caltrops on the road, disabling three police vehicles.

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Training Camp For Hired Assassins Destroyed In Teuchitlán, Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL

In the last 7 years, at least 10 sites that have been used for criminal training of young people have been dismantled.

Elizabeth Ibal / El Occidental

Jalisco is the main stronghold of the New Generation Cartel, which is constantly recruiting mainly young people to take them to drug camps or schools to prepare them as assassins. Recently one was secured in the community of La Estanzuela, in the municipality of Teuchitlán. It was a fenced ranch where implements for the training of future gunmen of this criminal group were detected.

In the last 7 years, at least 10 criminal training camps have been detected and dismantled in Jalisco. The most recent one that was secured is located in the town of La Estanzuela, in the municipality of Teuchitlán; it is a huge fenced property. The main gate has a black gate with the legend Zacuirre Ranch, with two horses painted in the center and some cracks also painted on it.

Inside there was a small building where two silver family vehicles were located, weapons were also found and 10 people were arrested, presumably members of the Jalisco Cartel - New Generation, who were in charge of taking care of the people they had under training. The body of a person was also found, wrapped, ready to be abandoned.

The president of the Supreme Court of Justice of Jalisco, Daniel Espinosa Licón, said: “(It was) a camp that was fully equipped to recruit people and recruit them to give them training, almost almost military training, and co-opt them or recruit them into organized crime. The 10 people were taking care of them, they were training them, and so they all have the same relationship in the issue of forced disappearance and homicide”.

Hector Flores, co-founder of the collective Luz de Esperanza AC, assures that after the disappearance of his son Hector Daniel Flores Fernandez, he began investigations on his own and realized that he was taken to a camp in the Valles region of Jalisco.

“I have been pushing for almost three years for the investigation of these camps. The last I heard about my son was that he had been recruited. There is a witness who says that he was with him for 15 days and it is most likely that he was taken to some camp. The ones they had there, and if they didn't accept to be recruited, they killed them at that moment and my son had already been there for 15 days”.

After the seizure of the narco school in La Estanzuela, he pointed out that this confirms what they have been saying to the authorities for a long time, but no one listens to them.

“We have been pointing out for some time now the existence of these recruitment camps”. The reports they have received anonymously indicate that there are other clandestine camps in the area of Los Camachos, Los Altos, Valle de Guadalupe, Ameca and Tala. These are located in the highlands, where hundreds of people could be held against their will.

“It is a situation that is proliferating thanks to the protection of impunity and corruption in the country, the control of criminal organizations under the protection of the authorities, which is the worst.”

The recent seizure of this forced recruitment school gives Hector Flores hope of finding his son Hector Daniel, who has been missing since May 18. “There is a good chance that they have them working. The bad thing is that, unfortunately, these criminal organizations operate all over the country; they can send them to Zacatecas, Colima, Michoacan, they can be anywhere.”

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Mexican Military Disarms Entire Municipal Police Force in Culiacan

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

Local police in the city of Culiacan, Mexico have been pulled off the streets after the Mexican Army seized their guns, officials announced Monday. This came just one day after about 1,500 residents of Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa, held a march Sunday through the city’s downtown to demand peace.

Ruben Rocha, the state’s governor, said Monday the entire 1,000-member municipal police force would not return to duty until they get their weapons back. Soldiers, state police and National Guard will take over patrolling until then.

Rocha said the seizure of the weapons for inspection of their permits and serial numbers was not a routine check, but rather was “exceptional,” and said “we hope it will end soon.”

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Mayo Faction Drops Propaganda Flyers from Planes Against Los Chapitos

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

Uprisings, Tortures, Murders, Kidnappings, Extortion. These are the crimes headlined on propaganda leaflets dropped by planes across Sinaloa. The front of the flyer calls out the Los Chapitos Faction of the Sinaloa Cartel as snitches, labeling them Cartel "Los Sapitos" and asking the public to report those they recognize.

It has all of the markings, information and contact numbers of legitimate government and law enforcement agencies. This includes local Culiacan Military Zone 9, the Mexican military including SEMAR and SEDENA as well as the official tip email for the DEA.

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Criminal Cell Arrested In Teuchitlán Is Linked To Trial: Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was reposted from Con Seguridad Jalisco 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The State Prosecutor's Office was able to bring to trial ten people who were detained by members of the National Guard, after an operation in which two men who had been deprived of their freedom were released and another was found dead.

They are Kevin M., who also goes by the name of Lennin R., David Alejandro A., Gustavo Ángel N., Christopher Aarón D., Juan Manuel A., Oscar Iván J., Erick D., Luis Alberto R., Ricardo Augusto T. and Armando G., who, at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office, must remain in custody for one year as a precautionary measure.

On September 18, members of the GN received a report about gunshots and people carrying firearms on a ranch located in the community of Estanzuela, in the municipality of Teuchitlán.

Upon arrival of the uniformed officers, they were met with gunshots, however, they managed to counteract the aggression and detain ten subjects; upon entering the place, they located two men who were deprived of their liberty and a dead man.

They also seized a Honda Pilot vehicle with overlapping license plates, an Acura MDX, a Ford F150 Xlt pickup truck, a Freightliner pickup truck, a blue Toyota Hilux, a white Ford vehicle, a blue Italika motorcycle without license plates, 5 rifle-type firearms, 2 9mm caliber handguns, several long and short gun magazines, 5 ballistic vests, 4 ballistic plates, a bucket with star-shaped metal objects, among other objects.

The first responders requested the command and guidance of the agent of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the FEPD, who ordered that the ten persons be promptly brought to custody and, upon completing the investigation file, prosecuted them for the crimes of disappearance committed by private individuals, aggravated disappearance committed by private individuals, aggravated homicide, attempted homicide, crimes committed against representatives of the authority, possession of firearms for the exclusive use of the army, navy and air force.

SOURCE: CON SEGURIDAD JALISCO 

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The Popular Los Chapos Member "El Gavilán" "Comandante Gavilán" Identity Revealed

 "Char" and "Enojon" for Borderland Beat 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

EL GAVILAN 

COMANDANTE GAVILAN 

The famous Los Chapos member who Luis R. Conriquez, Peso Pluma, Neton Vega, and Tito Double P, have composed narcocorridos too has been finally identified. El Gavilan or Comandante Gavilan is recognized as a key figure in Culiacan, Sinaloa, in the current war of Los Chapos VS Mayo Flaco. 

While various Comandantes of La Chapiza are active in the current war, a name that stands out is El Gavilan because of his active role in the war against the Mayo Flaco organization for the Culiacan plaza.

El Gavilan was described by a source as a six-foot-tall person, with white skin, and sometimes sporting a ponytail. Surely, if one looks at the picture of El Gavilan, the description by the source fits the picture that was shared. 

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At Least Five People Found Murdered Inside A PIckup Truck In Alturas Del Sur, Culiacán: Sinaloa. September 27, 2024

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was reposted from LINEA DIRECTA 

A report received by 9-1-1 tonight indicated that the bodies of several people were left abandoned in a white van on Heroico Colegio Militar road.

WRITTEN BY: GEOVANNY ELIZALDE 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

"WELCOME TO CULIACAN"

Culiacán, Sin.- At least five lifeless bodies were left inside a pickup truck that was abandoned next to the Heroico Colegio Militar road, a few meters from a well-known private cemetery and in front of one of the accesses to the Alturas del Sur subdivision, southeast of Culiacán.

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Mexican Official Manuel Bartlett Diaz Responds to FBI Files Regarding 'Kiki' Camarena Kidnapping

From Ioan Grillo's Articles on CrashOut

The Director of Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission, and former interior secretary responded to Crash Out's report on the declassified memorandum.

On Friday Sept. 27, 2024, Manuel Bartlett, Diaz released a letter in answer to a report on CrashOut from Wednesday, Sept. 25. I [Ioan Grillo] strongly believe in the right of reply and I am publishing here the full letter from Bartlett in English and Spanish, with a few further points from Crashout below.

The report Bartlett is responding to is, “Exclusive – U.S. Declassifies Document on Bartlett and Camarena Case,” by Juan Alberto Cedillo and Ieva Jusionyte, with additional reporting and writing by me, Ioan Grillo. You can read the full report here.

The report is based on a 1986 message from the U.S. embassy in Mexico City to the director of the FBI that was declassified on August 12 following freedom of information requests by Jusionyte and Cedillo. The story by CrashOut and the document have been cited widely in Mexican media, which Bartlett mentions in his reply.

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Canadian Authorities Drop Charges in Large Cartel Connected Trafficking Network

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

In the midst of secret federal court proceedings and on the eve of a defence application to drop all charges, the Crown terminated the prosecution of five people accused of running a massive, cross-border drug trafficking operation involving Mexican cartels.

At the time charges were announced, police said it was believed the $55-million drug bust involving nearly 1 ton of methamphetamine and 6 kilograms of cocaine was the largest ever in Alberta.

With three sets of stays issued last week, last April and in 2023, 10 of the 15 people originally charged in the investigation dubbed Project Cobra are no longer before the courts.

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