"El Pichón's" final journey to Jardines del Humaya; his body is released after being killed in Choix, Sinaloa. El Pichon was the son of the powerful drug lord Pedro Inzunza Noriega, "El Sagitario"

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DECEMBER 5, 2025 

Authorities maintained custody of the body in Los Mochis. The funeral services were held with few attendees, ostentatious wreaths, and in family privacy.

THIS INFORMATION WAS POSTED BY: LUZ NOTICIAS 

WRITTEN BY: ERNESTO TORRES

Authorities released the body of Pedro "I," alias "El Pichón," amidst an atmosphere of tension, discretion, and a constant security operation.

"El Pichón" was considered by the United States to be one of the world's leading fentanyl producers and was killed in a confrontation with members of the Mexican Navy last Saturday, November 29, in the mountains of Choix, Sinaloa.

Pedro "I," 33 years old, was the son of Pedro Inzunza Noriega, also known as "Sagitario," one of the three former leaders of the defunct Beltrán Leyva Cartel, identified by the U.S. Department of Justice as a key figure in a large-scale fentanyl production network.

Both faced charges of narcoterrorism, material support for terrorism, drug trafficking, and money laundering, filed on May 13, 2025, and expanded on June 23 of the same year.

Body of "El Pichón" Released

The body of "El Pichón" was transferred from Choix to a funeral home in Los Mochis, where it remained under strict custody of the Mexican Navy for several hours, due to the risk that criminal groups might attempt to seize the body during the investigation.

It was during the early hours of Tuesday, December 2, that the Sinaloa State Attorney General's Office and the Attorney General's Office of the Republic officially released the body, after completing the corresponding forensic examinations and verifications.

Subsequently, "El Pichón's" body was taken to another funeral home in Los Mochis, where close relatives said a brief and private farewell. Hours later, the coffin was transferred to Culiacán to continue the funeral services.

The Last Farewell

"El Pichón" is being laid to rest at the San Martín funeral home, located on Álvaro Obregón Avenue in the Montebello neighborhood. The burial is scheduled for this Wednesday, December 3, in the Jardines del Humaya cemetery, with family and close friends in attendance.

According to reports, the farewell is taking place in an atmosphere of absolute secrecy, with attendance limited to those close to the family. Expressions of affection, large wreaths of roses, and recognizable family names are prominent. According to unofficial reports, few men have attended the funeral, with women making up the majority of those present.

How "El Pichón" was killed

The Mexican Navy reported that the location and killing of "El Pichón" resulted from security patrols that led to two raids on properties linked to the criminal group.

During the operation, the agents were attacked with firearms and returned fire, resulting in the death of the alleged criminal leader and the capture of two of his direct associates.

U.S. authorities had been monitoring this criminal group, which they accused of trafficking massive quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin into their territory through laboratories and distribution routes controlled by the Inzunza family.

Timeline of the group and its downfall:

December 4, 2024

• Javier Alonso "V", alias "El Tito", was arrested in Los Mochis, identified as responsible for the record-breaking shipment of nearly 1.5 tons of fentanyl, valued at $400 million.
• That same day, Elier Jassiel "E" and Adrián "C", alias "El Gallero", were also arrested.

December 14, 2024

• At his initial hearing, "El Tito" declared—out of fear—that he was independent and denied any ties to the Beltrán Leyva cartel. He claimed that he manufactured and distributed fentanyl pills himself, without a boss or partners.

July 17, 2025

• Guards at the Goros II prison in Ahome responded to a supposed fight in Module 5. Although inmates claimed that it never occurred, authorities reported that they found three of those involved in the massive drug bust dead and transferred a fourth with serious injuries.

July 20, 2025

• The kidnapping of four of "El Tito's" relatives was reported; they were abducted from a home in the Scally neighborhood of Los Mochis.
• The victims were identified as Rosario "V", 52 years old, Rosario "V", 27 years old, Omar Eduardo "V", 22 years old, and Luis Fernando "C", 26 years old.

July 26, 2025

• A week later, the four relatives were found murdered, one of them dismembered, on the side of Federal Highway 15, near the Guillermo Chávez Talamantes ejido, in the municipality of Villa Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, better known as El Carrizo.

Therefore, the death of "El Pichón" represents another blow within the same criminal network, whose key figures have fallen through operations, arrests, and homicides over the past two years.

SOURCE: LUZ NOTICIAS

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