BY: CHAR
JULY 13, 2025
JESUS NORBERTO LARRANAGA-HERRERA
EL 30
OPERATION IN ESTANCIA DE LOS GARCIA RESULTS IN THE DEATH OF EL 30
A heavy military operation was reported on Saturday, July 12, 2025, that included a helicopter gunship being used against a criminal group. The military took place in Estancia de Los Garcia, considered a town of the municipality of San Francisco de Tacuichamona, Sinaloa. The following towns are considered Los Mayos/MF strongholds and were once controlled by Guadalupe Tapia Quintero, also known as "Lupe Tapia," a former high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel.
The military operation took place early in the morning on Saturday, with reports of heavy clashes against the military special forces. Information was scarce on Saturday, although sources claimed several vehicles were seized and numerous armed hitmen were dead, but no confirmation of the following news.
EL 30 CONFIRMED DEAD AND SEVERAL VEHICLES SEIZED
The local Sinaloa news site, Los Noticieristas, confirmed on Sunday, July 13, 2025, that an operation that took place in Estancia de Los Garcia, Sinaloa, resulted in the death of four armed subjects that assaulted military personnel.
El 30 was considered a financial operator for his father-in-law Victor Lizarraga Martinez, "El 20," a high-ranking member of the Los Mayos / MF criminal group. El 30, along with his father-in-law El 20, were both sanctioned by the United States government in March 2024 for actively participating in the Sinaloa Cartel.
