Zhenli Ye Gon, "Cooperate or Else", Obtains Legal Protection to Learn Details of Detention in the US

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat 

The Chinese-born pharmaceutical businessman Zhenli Ye Gon, currently incarcerated at Federal Social Rehabilitation Center Number 1 “Altiplano,” obtained a federal injunction requiring Mexican authorities to inform him of the exact date of his arrest in the United States and to provide him with a copy of the criminal proceedings against him before a judge in Washington D.C.

Judge Juan Mateo Brieba de Castro, assigned to the Sixth District Court for Criminal Matters in Mexico City, determined that the information requested by Ye Gon is “crucial to safeguarding the due process of law in the criminal proceedings against him.” The judge ordered that the businessman's petition, filed in November 2024, be forwarded to the First District Court for Criminal Matters in the State of Mexico, located in Toluca de Lerdo, for appropriate action.

The federal judge argued that, in order for the petitioner to have the necessary tools to confront the punitive power of the State, the judge presiding over the case must have all possible information to resolve the legal situation of the accused. “The actions of the responsible party were not consistent with Article 17 of the Constitution, which mandates that all authorities seek substantive justice,” Brieba de Castro stated in his ruling, indicating that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) should have forwarded the request to the judge in charge of the case.

According to El Universal newspaper, on December 13, 2025, Ye Gon sought federal protection after the SRE denied him the information, arguing that it lacked the authority to handle requests from private individuals and that the Attorney General's Office (FGR) is responsible for extradition proceedings.

In November 2024, the Chinese-born businessman requested the information from Miguel Ángel Méndez Buenos Aires, prosecutor for International Affairs at the FGR, who forwarded his petition to the Extraditions Directorate of the FGR's International Procedures Unit. The agency responded in April 2025; however, Ye Gon questioned the legality of the document.

Ye Gon's case dates back to 2007, when federal agents carried out a historic seizure of $207 million in cash at his residence located at Sierra Madre 515, in Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City. Following the operation, the pharmaceutical businessman was arrested in Rockville, Maryland, by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

In 2009, the U.S. justice system acquitted Ye Gon of charges of methamphetamine distribution in the United States.  Nevertheless, the Chinese-born businessman managed to remain in the U.S. through various legal maneuvers that stalled the extradition request from the Mexican government, which sought him for organized crime, money laundering, and drug trafficking offenses. He was finally extradited and is currently incarcerated in the maximum-security Altiplano prison in the State of Mexico.

Sources: Zeta Tijuana, Borderland Beat Archives

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The Murky, CIA-Linked Past of Robert Sensi, Charged Alongside the Former DEA Official for Money Laundering

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

Paul Campo, 61, of Oakton, Virginia, who retired from the DEA in 2016 after a 25-year career, and Robert Sensi, 75, of Boca Raton, Florida, were caught in sting involving a DEA informant who posed as a member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, prosecutors said.

Campo and Sensi appeared last week before a judge in New York, who ordered them detained without bail. Their lawyers entered not guilty pleas on their behalf. Campo’s lawyer, Mark Gombiner, called the indictment “somewhat sensationalized and somewhat incoherent.” He denied the two men had agreed to explore obtaining weapons for the cartel.

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The Garapayla Revolutionary Movement Rises In Response to Potential US Invasion

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat 

A new armed group called the Garapayla Revolutionary Movement has been formed in Venezuela.

They are prepared to defend Venezuela with their lives against any foreign military intervention.

Video translation is as follows:

We are the Carapayca Revolutionary Movement. The first revolutionary front of Carapayca. 

We have decided that in the face of the constant threats from the United States of America, its South American lackeys, and traitors to the homeland, to take up arms again to defend the nation from the insolent foreign aggression. 

The path we take will follow the legacy of our commander, Murachín. Our forces are properly organized and prepared throughout our national territory in the 24 states, 335 municipalities, and 1,200 parishes. 

Together with this, our main strategy is a guerrilla warfare tactic that was developed 500 years ago by our ancestors.

That for all intents and purposes, is identical to the valiant chieftain Murachín, who led his people against the Spanish conquest in 1567. 

During an era in which he actively participated in the armed forces defending our country against the Spanish captain Rodrigo Ponce de León.  

It should be noted that our Armed Resistance Force will be automatically activated the moment the insolent forces set foot on our soil.  

Likewise, immediate action will be taken against all internal and external enemies of the homeland and the Chávez government. In addition, they will become military targets of this movement.

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Source: R🅾️M🅰️N🅾️SKY

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Juárez Accounts For the Majority of the Murders Recorded in the State During November

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat 

November ended with 49 murders in the city, a figure that far surpasses other municipalities in the state, according to data from FICOSEC and the Attorney General's Office.

Despite a decrease in homicides during November in Ciudad Juárez, this border city remains the most violent municipality in the state of Chihuahua, according to figures shared by authorities.

In its monthly report, FICOSEC showed that, according to data from the State Attorney General's Office, November ended with a total of 49 people murdered in different areas, neighborhoods, and subdivisions of Juárez.

These figures represent more than 59% of the homicides committed in the city of Chihuahua, where 20 murders were recorded during the same month.

The third municipality with the most homicides was Cuauhtémoc, which closed the month with 14 cases, while in Parral, authorities handled 11 cases of murdered individuals.

Thus, a total of 97 homicides were committed throughout the state of Chihuahua in November, amidst the disputes between various criminal groups in the region.

Regarding Ciudad Juárez, both the Municipal Police and the State Public Security Secretariat asserted that the homicides are due to these organizations fighting for control of drug trafficking.

However, it should be noted that in the last few months of this year, there has been a considerable decrease in violent incidents in this border city, dropping from an average of three murders per day to just one.

Authorities maintain that the most violent sectors, or where these cases continue to occur, are the western and southeastern parts of the urban area, as these are where the greatest number of crimes are committed.

Source: El Heraldo de Juárez

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Police Officer Nayeli Rivera Is Murdered In Culiacán

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat 

A female police officer was murdered last Wednesday night while on her way home after finishing her shift as an officer with the Municipal Public Security and Traffic Department (SSPyTM).

The municipal officer was identified as Nayeli Rivera who was the leader of the purple group of the Culiacán Municipal Police. The attack occurred when the police officer was driving on the Culiacán-Navolato highway in a Nissan SUV when she was ambushed by an armed group around 9:30 p.m.; her vehicle overturned on the side of the road near the community of Alamitos.

According to authorities, the police officer had finished her shift and was heading to her home in the Bariometo ejido, in Navolato.

This attack brings the total number of local police officers murdered in Sinaloa this year to 45, making the state the one with the most cases, surpassing Guerrero with 37 and Guanajuato with 36.

Operation against armor plating workshops

Separately, authorities seized three properties that were being used as workshops to install makeshift armor plating on vehicles in the Miguel Hidalgo neighborhood.

The operation came about after an anonymous tip was made to the State Public Security Secretariat (SSPE). The mobilization took place on the afternoon of 10 December on Alba de Acosta Street.

So far, no information has been released about whether anyone was arrested or what was seized inside the building. 

Sinaloa, Mexico 

Sources: Proceso, Imagen Crystal

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CJNG Carbomb Kills Six in Coahuayana, Michoacán - Three Implications

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

The Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación used a carbomb to target a Policía Comunitaria base in the municipality of Coahuayana, Michoacán on Saturday morning, killing six and wounding twelve others. 

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Hitmen Attack Two Men On A Public Street

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat 

Violence continues to escalate in Nuevo León. On the night of Wednesday, December 10, 2025, officers from various branches of the State Government, as well as personnel from the National Guard, deployed an impressive operation in the Avance Popular neighborhood of García municipality, after an armed attack was reported. This violent incident left two people injured, one of whom died.

According to initial reports from local authorities, the events occurred yesterday, Wednesday, December 10, at approximately 10:00 p.m. local time, on Carmen Serdán Street. Residents in the area reported hearing multiple gunshots before authorities arrived. Witnesses said that several individuals arrived at the scene in a vehicle and, without a word, opened fire directly on two men who were standing outside a house.

After the attack, the gunmen fled in an unknown direction; one of the victims was left lying on the ground, while the second man, who was seriously injured, sought help from neighbors. A Code Red alert was immediately activated in that sector of García.

Municipal Police and State Guard officers arrived at the scene and secured the perimeter to preserve evidence and prevent onlookers from approaching. Minutes later, agents from the State Investigation Agency and personnel from Forensic Services arrived and began collecting ballistic evidence and witness testimonies to determine the motive for the attack and locate those responsible.

Paramedics from the Red Cross confirmed that one of the men died at the scene of the attack, while the second victim was taken to a nearby hospital, where he remains under medical observation. As of the publication of this report, his condition is unknown.

Authorities haven’t revealed the identities of the victims nor have they confirmed whether the incident may be related to criminal activity in the area. However, they reported that the investigation will continue by the Attorney General's Office of the State of Nuevo León (FGJ-NL) until the exact circumstances of the crime are determined and progress is made in locating the attackers.

Carmen Serdán Street in the Avance Popular neighborhood of García, Nuevo León.

The Avance Popular neighborhood of García, Nuevo León.  

Source: Tribuna

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The Undersecretary of Operations of the Public Security Secretariat of Colima was attacked.

 CHAR

THIS INFORMATION WAS POSTED BY EL OCCIDENTAL 

The official was on his way to start his workday when he was attacked.

Elizabeth Ibal

The Undersecretary of Operations of the Colima State Public Security Secretariat was attacked and shot at in the municipality of Colima while on his way to work.

The State Coordination Table for the Construction of Peace and Security in that state confirmed the shooting attack this Tuesday morning, which occurred north of Colima as he was traveling in a pickup truck to the Security Secretariat's facilities to begin his workday.

Following the attack, agents from the State Attorney General's Office arrived to collect evidence and information at the scene.

Following the direct attack, state authorities who are part of the Security Task Force condemned the incident.

“Those of us who lead and comprise the corporations and institutions represented on the State Coordination Board condemn the attack and express our condolences to the affected official and his family during these difficult times.”

They also stated that they are already collaborating in a coordinated manner with the State Attorney General's Office in the corresponding investigation to identify and bring those responsible to justice.

It was also announced that the official is in stable condition.

A video showing the moment of the attack was circulated on social media. It shows a white van approaching and the shots being fired.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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A armed commando stole 65 fattening bulls from a ranch in Aguascalientes.

 CHAR 

THIS ARTICLE WAS REPOSTED FROM ARISTEGUI NOTICIAS 

NOVEMBER 30, 2025

The Attorney General's Office of Aguascalientes has already identified the trailer used and is coordinating the investigation with neighboring states to locate those responsible.

The Attorney General's Office of the State of Aguascalientes confirmed the theft of 65 fattening bulls from the Granja Jiménez ranch, located in the community of Las Carboneras, in the municipality of Tepezalá. The incident occurred on the night of Tuesday, November 25.

The value of each animal is estimated at 45,000 pesos, bringing the total value of the stolen livestock to 2,925,000 pesos.

The modus operandi presumably involved four men who arrived at the ranch in a trailer without license plates.

One of the men threatened the security guard with a firearm while the others loaded the bulls into the vehicle, which they then closed and drove away in. The vehicle traveled through Aguascalientes on state and federal highways, presumably headed for the state of Jalisco.

According to preliminary data, the stolen cattle were not branded, which will make locating them more difficult. The investigation is being conducted by the State Attorney General's Office, with support from C5i surveillance cameras and authorities in neighboring states.

According to local media, the investigative teams have records and expert analyses that could allow for the identification of at least one suspect.

Prosecutor Manuel Alonso García confirmed that the trailer used in the robbery has already been identified and that authorities are working with neighboring states to locate it.

For his part, the Secretary of Public Security, Antonio Martínez Romo, reported that the authorities were notified six hours after the incident and indicated that security protocols will be reviewed, in addition to reinforcing the requirement for transportation permits for livestock.

SOURCE: ARISTEGUI NOTICIAS 

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Intense Clash Reported Between Navy and Armed Civilians in El Roble

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat 

An intense confrontation between elements of the Mexican Navy and a group of armed civilians took place this Tuesday afternoon, December 9, in the community of El Roble, in the municipality of Elota, Sinaloa, generating a large-scale deployment of federal and state forces in the area.

According to initial reports, the armed clash occurred when Navy personnel were conducting patrols in the rural area and detected the presence of armed individuals traveling in several vehicles. After attempting to stop them, the civilians allegedly responded with gunfire, triggering an exchange of fire that lasted for several minutes.

Due to the intensity of the confrontation, it was preliminarily reported that there were injuries, as well as fatalities, but this information hasn’t been confirmed.

The area remains heavily guarded by Navy personnel, the National Guard, the Mexican Army, and elements of the State Preventive Police, who established a wide security perimeter at the entrances to the community to prevent the passage of vehicles and ensure that investigations can be carried out.

Operations were launched in dirt roads, agricultural fields, and local roads due to the possible presence of more individuals involved who may have escaped after the confrontation. Authorities continue to conduct patrols by air and land to ensure that the situation is completely under control.

To date, no authority has issued an official number of fatalities, injuries, or arrests; a more detailed report is expected in the coming hours once the investigations are completed and confirmed information about what happened is obtained.

Where did the confrontation take place?

In the community of El Roble, municipality of Elota.

Were there any injuries or fatalities?

Preliminary reports indicate that there were injuries and fatalities.

Is the area still under guard?

Yes, it remains under the surveillance of federal and state forces, while operations continue.

El Roble, Sinaloa

Source: Los Noticieristas

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Go Ahead And Scream For Us Chump

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat 

A man with a gun proves to the world that in his line of work you can show up wearing socks and sandals for the job. The last thing on his mind is how fucking ghetto his attire looks. 

As an assassin for the Mayiza mob, his only concern is unleashing gunfire across an enslaved man’s body. Vital organs are deliberately being missed for the sake of prolonging his death. 

In the interrogation that preceded all of this, the name of an unauthorized drug pusher and his ilk was given up. The Empresa Mayito Flaco warns everyone in Villa Juarez Navolato that they all have to fall into formation. Otherwise there’s going to be hell to pay. 

Villa Juárez Navolato, Sinaloa

Source: Anonymous 

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Foreigners involved in Sinaloa Cartel cells. By: RIODOCE

 CHAR 

THIS INFORMATION WAS POSTED BY RIODOCE 

WRITTEN BY: ROXANA VIVANCO

Americans, Venezuelans, Guatemalans, and French nationals, as well as people from other states, have been arrested during clashes and operations in Culiacán and Navolato.

Foreigners from the United States, France, Venezuela, and Guatemala have arrived in the state, where they have been arrested as part of the two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, which have been engaged in a war for control of the territory since last September.

People from Jalisco, Durango, Michoacán, Sonora, and Baja California have also joined the dispute between the Mayos and Chapos factions, participating in clashes or being captured in coordinated operations in both urban and rural areas of Culiacán and Navolato.

On November 19, 14 men were apprehended at a hotel in Navolato, including two Guatemalans and one Venezuelan. Authorities seized 13 long guns, a machine gun, 15 magazines, and more than 420 rounds of ammunition of different calibers.

In Navolato, the Sinaloa Cartel cells have intensified clashes, murders, and attacks with explosives against businesses, and one explosion even occurred at a party, leading to constant school closures, especially in the Villa Juárez district.

In an operation carried out last Friday morning in the Portalegre sector north of Culiacán, elements of the Special Operations Group (GOES) of the State Preventive Police and the National Guard captured 10 alleged hitmen, among whom, according to unofficial reports, were individuals from Jalisco, Mexicali, and Michoacán.

The detainees were found outside a residence next to a black vehicle, and were carrying nine long guns, a machine gun, a pistol, 1,225 rounds of ammunition, and 33 magazines, in addition to tactical equipment, eight ballistic vests, seven tactical helmets, and seven buckets of tire spikes. On Saturday, November 15, cells of the Sinaloa Cartel clashed in the town of El Guasimal, located in the municipality of Imala, Culiacán.  A ground and air operation was launched in the area, resulting in the arrest of nine men, one of whom was identified as Ogelian Fabio “N,” a French national.

Two vehicles were found in the area with their doors open, each containing the bodies of two men who had been shot to death. Another body was found on a dirt road. Authorities seized two machine guns, 21 rifles, more than 3,350 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, 15 bulletproof vests, and three vehicles, two of which had makeshift armor plating.

On November 5, in Culiacán, Daniel Silvestre Manjarrez, also known as "El Dany," a U.S. citizen, was arrested at a residence in the Infonavit Humaya neighborhood. He was wanted by the U.S. for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and had an Interpol Red Notice issued against him by the FBI.

GABRIEL SETH RODGERS. Captured in Culiacán.

“Security agents identified the property where one of the most wanted targets by U.S. authorities was hiding, and during reconnaissance patrols, they detected the subject's presence. They ordered him to stop, confirmed his identity, and he was arrested,” said Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection.

On October 23, 2025, Erick L., a U.S. citizen, was shot and killed at midday inside a house located on Jorge Romero Zazueta and Luis M. Rojas streets, in the Adolfo López Mateos neighborhood in Culiacán.

Five days earlier, federal forces freed a U.S. citizen who had been kidnapped from a home in the Espacios Barcelona subdivision in this city, and arrested three of his captors, including a woman.

In Culiacán, another U.S. citizen, identified as Gabriel Seth Rodgers, 26 years old, originally from Sundance, was arrested on March 27. The young man had fled to Mexico while on parole in the state of Wyoming, where he was sentenced in 2019 to 44 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release for stealing more than 30 weapons from a pawn shop a year earlier, which he sold in Colorado.

At that time, the 19-year-old was charged with possession of stolen firearms and conspiracy to distribute LSD and marijuana.

The U.S. Department of Justice reported that Rodgers violated his parole and traveled to Culiacán, Sinaloa, where he trafficked fentanyl and methamphetamine under the protection of the Sinaloa Cartel. On November 3, a judge in Cheyenne sentenced the young man to 30 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.

Another U.S. citizen, identified as Matthew Kenneth Rewald, 30 years old, was arrested in Mazatlán on July 8 of this year. He had irregular immigration status and was linked to drug trafficking and arms smuggling for the Sinaloa Cartel, as well as pedophilia.

Dutch media reported that between September and October of last year, Marco Ebben, of Dutch origin, and who was linked to Ismael Zambada García, was in Culiacán, but this information was not confirmed. The drug lord was murdered on February 13 in the municipality of Atizapán, in the State of Mexico.

Ebben was wanted by Europol for drug trafficking.

Governor Rubén Rocha was questioned about the arrests of foreigners in Sinaloa and said that it is a matter of concern to him.

“Yes, of course it's worrying, how could it not be? These are events that attract attention,” he said.

Article published on November 23, 2025, in issue 1191 of the weekly newspaper Ríodoce.

SOURCE: RIODOCE 

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The home of an agricultural contractor was attacked in Villa Unión; he and his wife died: Sinaloa

 CHAR 

THIS ARTICLE WAS POSTED BY LUZ NOTICIAS AND WAS WRITTEN BY: ENRIQUE CHAN 

During the attack, it was reported that the attackers set fire to the facade, and the fire spread throughout the entire house.

A fierce armed attack took place in the early hours of Sunday morning in the town of Villa Unión, where armed individuals arrived at a house located on Manuel Arroyo street in the Sixto Osuna neighborhood.

There, they began shooting at the facade of the house, where a man and a woman lived, who were identified as Vicente "U" and Daniela "N," and who were found dead in the bathroom.

During the attack, it was reported that the attackers set fire to the facade, and the flames spread throughout the house. Neighbors and workers living near the man's home began efforts to extinguish the intense fire.

The attack began in the early morning hours.

According to reports, it was around 2:30 a.m. this morning when residents began to hear the loud bursts of gunfire from different caliber weapons, which left bullet holes in the facade of the house.

At approximately 7:30 a.m., members of various security forces, including the Mazatlán Public Security Secretariat, the Mexican Army, and the Mexican Navy, arrived at the scene to secure the area.

Meanwhile, experts from the State Attorney General's Office are conducting the initial investigation into the high-impact incident to compile the investigation file.

Likewise, efforts are underway to have a funeral home on call to pick up the bodies of the deceased and take them to the Forensic Medical Service where they will be claimed by their families.

SOURCE: LUZ NOTICIAS 

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The CJNG Claims Responsibility For Several Executions

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat 

Char and I were having a discussion about the four murdered men who were found at one of the entrances to the municipality of Penjamo on Friday morning. 

I was trying to determine if the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) was responsible for that attack. 

And without thinking too hard about it, Char also suspected the same thing. As a precaution Char mentioned that we should wait before posting an article on what transpired. 

He wanted confirmation just to make sure the information would be correct. Sure enough, some time later he got ahold of a video that the CJNG had disseminated online. 

They not only acknowledged that they did it. A threatening message was also included, warning everyone that the only drugs that were going to be sold in the area would be theirs. 

* At this time the CJNG is at war against the Gente Nueva Salazar (GNS) and Los Talibanes for the control of Penjamo, Guanajuato. 

Milenio released a video back in August  of this year giving credibility to this. Just as well, the La Silla Rota published an article last year about the GNS having a presence in the area for the last five years. 

Menacing words for both groups are mentioned in the digital narco message. So are the names of other people they plan to go after. 

Penjamo, Guanajuato 

Sources: Ivan’s Daily News, El Sol de Irapuato, Milenio, La Silla Rota

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Extortion Rises Sharply in Michoacán; State Attorney General's Office Quantifies 863 Cases From 2022 to 2025

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat 

Extortion is soaring in Michoacán, reaching 863 cases since 2022, affecting multiple sectors and with a strong impact from organized crime.

One of the main crimes committed by organized crime in Michoacán is extortion; an offense that has led to murders such as that of lime grower leader Bernardo Bravo Manríquez, and which shows an upward trend, since, from 2022 to the present, the State Attorney General's Office (FGE) has registered a total of 863 cases.

Bernardo Bravo Manríquez

According to the State Attorney General's Office (FGE) report, in 2022, only 65 investigations were opened for this crime, a figure that rose dramatically to 241 in 2023.

For 2024, the FGE reported a total of 295 investigations, while from January to October of this year, the number has already reached 262.

Extortion carried out by organized crime groups has been denounced by various commercial sectors operating in Michoacán, including lemon producers, tortilla makers, transporters, and market vendors, to name a few. 

According to intelligence reports, at least 17 criminal groups operating in the various regions of the state have been identified.

Among the disputes between these criminal groups to seize control of criminal operations throughout Michoacán, extortion, or "protection racket," as it is colloquially known, stands out as one of the most profitable crimes for drug cartels.

Statistics from the FGE on extortion in Michoacán.

Some of the municipalities where complaints have been consistently filed include Apatzingán, Buenavista, Tepalcatepec, Uruapan, Zamora, Zitácuaro, and Morelia, among others.

As a result of the complaints regarding the pressure exerted on producers, packers, and merchants, the case of Bernardo Bravo, president of the Apatzingán Valley Citrus Growers Association, who was murdered on October 20, stands out.

The State Attorney General's Office attributed the crime to the Los Blancos de Troya cartel, operators in the Tierra Caliente region and the armed wing of the Los Viagras cartel, led by the Sierra Santana brothers.

Since last year, Bernardo Bravo had been denouncing the increase in pressure to pay "protection money," which allegedly led to his murder, compounded by the inaction of state authorities.

Sources: Contra Muro, Borderland Beat Archives

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