El Pichon subordinate of "El Chapito Lomas" was gunned down by La Mayiza / MF in Campo Diez town in Culiacan, Sinaloa. On September 4, 2025, El Chapito Lomas is high ranking member of Los Chapitos.

 CHAR 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 

Angel, better known as "El Pichon," was a member of the La Chapiza Cartel and considered the plaza boss in the Campo Diez town of Culiacán, Sinaloa. El Pichon was a close subordinate and compadre of "El Chapito Lomas", a high-ranking member of the Los Chapitos Cartel. Alberto Zepeda Cano "El Chapito Lomas," is a cousin of Ivan Archivaldo and Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, leaders of the Los Chapitos criminal organization. 

El Pichon was gunned down on Thursday, September 4, 2025, by La Mayiza / MF armed commando while the latter was driving in Campo Diez town. After the incident involving El Pichon being attacked by gunfire, Navy personnel and local authorities arrived minutes later. 

LA MAYIZA HUNT DOWN EL PICHON PLAZA BOSS OF CAMPO DIEZ 

ANGEL 

EL PICHON

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‘El Mayo’ Zambada manages to avoid the death penalty in the United States

 CHAR 

Author | Ríodoce Editorial Team

Date | August 5, 2025

Time | 1:20 pm

The US Attorney's Office asked Judge Brian Cogan not to consider the death penalty for Ismael Zambada, alias El Mayo, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.

“The government respectfully submits this letter to inform the Court and the defense that the US Attorney General has agreed not to seek the death penalty against Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada,” says the letter addressed to the judge and dated today.

According to the court document, prosecutor Joseph Nocella Jr. informed the judge in the case and the authorities that the death penalty will not be sought against Ismael Zambada García, former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.

SOURCE: RIODOCE 

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150 Mexican Army Special Forces Known As "Bats" arrive to reinforce security in Culiacán, Sinaloa. Military Reinforcements Keep Arriving In Sinaloa.

CHAR

JULY 23, 2025

LUZ NOTICIAS 

VIDEO TRANSLATION 

JOSE RODRIGUEZ: While you were sleeping, 150 Mexican Army bats arrived to reinforce security here in Culiacán. They arrived at the Culiacán International Airport. Details with Sebastián Martínez. On with the report. 

SEBASTIAN MARTINEZ: Good morning. How are you, José? Good morning to you. Also, good morning to the entire Luz Noticias audience. Well, as you were saying, yesterday 150 Mexican Army special forces arrived, known as bats. These elements arrived at Military Air Base No. 10, which is located right where Culiacán International Airport is. The arrival of these elements was scheduled for 3 p.m. However, well, it was delayed. The first aircraft arrived at 5 P.M., between 5 and 5:30P.M. There were four Mexican Air Force C295 aircraft arriving, in which these 150 troops arrived. The first, as I mentioned, arrived around 5 p.m. Later, after 9 p.m., between 9 and 10 p.m., the other aircraft began to arrive, carrying the 150 troops, known as the bats of the Mexican Army's special forces. These troops are coming to reinforce security here in Culiacán after these events, which we are all aware of, and they will join the 11,000 Mexican Army troops already deployed in the different municipalities here in the state of Sinaloa. José, 

JOSE RODRIGUEZ: yes, we are seeing exclusive images there. of the arrival of these 150 bats that are coming down or were coming down from a Mexican Air Force plane, and there's the deployment. They're special elements, that's why they're classified as bats. Sebastián, 

SEBASTIAN: Yes, that's right. They're from the special forces. Uh, they call themselves bats. Even on their helmets, on their uniforms, they have bat logos plastered on them. That's how they identify themselves as members of the special forces, known as bats. And they came heavily armed with rifles, well, for the exclusive use of the Mexican army, like M4 carbines, mini rifles, and so on. José, 

SEBASTIAN: Yes, they are special elements, elements that have to carry out the mission no matter where they are sent. That's why they are called bats, and they are arriving after Omar García Harfuch's visit last Sunday. The bats come with a strategy, but they won't make it known, obviously. But these special elements are arriving, which are so needed. And there's also a lot of criticism that, oh, well, a number of elements from the Navy, the Army, the National Guard are arriving, but the clashes continue. Eh, armed people, armed civilians, continue circulating through the city of Culiacán, and the checkpoints they are setting up at some intersections are useless; they are only there to annoy people. Well, let's hope the bats work, that they arrive, that they put an end to all this. We're about to mark a year since this whole situation began between the Sinaloa cartel's organized crime groups. It's July 23rd.

Next Friday, July 25th, marks one year since the alleged kidnapping of Ismael Mayo Zambada to the United States. It hasn't been very clear what happened.  Well, these 150 bats have arrived.

We'll be keeping an eye on what their exact functions will be. I don't think they'll say it, Sebastián. 

SEBASTIAN: Yes, no, they don't usually say it. In fact, last Sunday, the federal security cabinet was meeting here in Culiacán, and General Ricardo Trevilla was announcing that they would implement new strategies. He announced that they had a force of around 11,000 troops here in Sinaloa. These 150 special forces are coming to Culiacán. However, they won't know exactly what tasks they will carry out, for their own safety and to ensure that the operations are successful, JOSE.

SEBASTIAN: Well, there are the images. Go to our Facebook page, go to our YouTube channel, Luz Noticias was there documenting the arrival of these 150 bats who are coming to join the security of Culiacán. Thank you for this report, Sebastián. Good morning.

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This is what was seized from the house with a 'narcotunnel' in Residencial Santa Margarita, Culiacán, Sinaloa. Sources: Home Belongs To Oscar Noe Medina Gonzalez "El Panu"

 CHAR

JUNE 24, 2025 

INFORMATION POSTED BY LOS NOTICIERISTAS 

WRITTEN BY: DIANA CRUZ 

Culiacán, Sinaloa – Following a search of a house in the Santa Margarita Residential Complex in Culiacán, where a "narco-tunnel" was discovered, four armored vehicles with a system, tire-puncture weapons, weapons, grenade launchers, rocket launchers, magazines, and cartridges were seized.

This operation was carried out by members of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO), following the execution of a search warrant.

The following items were seized at the Santa Margarita Residential Complex in Culiacán:

FIREARMS:

114 long weapons.

65 handguns.

8 grenade launchers.

2 rocket launchers.

Grenades, magazines, and loose and boxed cartridges.

VEHICLES:

1 BMW X5, armored and equipped with a tire-puncture system.

1 Chevrolet Cheyenne, armored.

1 Volkswagen Tiguan.

1 Toyota Camry, equipped with a tire-puncture system.

OTHER OBJECTS:

1 cell phone.

It should be noted that the long guns and other ballistic missiles found at the scene are being processed.

The vehicles and all other found objects were placed at the disposal of the Attorney General's Office for the appropriate investigation.

On Tuesday, June 24, federal authorities announced the discovery of houses connected by a tunnel and the location of more than 200 weapons in the Santa Margarita residential area.

In light of these actions, authorities urged people to promptly call 911 for any emergency and 089 for anonymous reports.

The work was carried out by personnel from the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO) of the FGR, in coordination with the Mexican Army, the National Guard, the Navy, the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection, the Attorney General's Office, the State Attorney General's Office, and the State Public Security Secretariat.

MY THOUGHTS

BY: CHAR 

Sources who asked to remain anonymous stated that the weaponry, which included rocket launchers seized by Mexican military special forces, belonged to a criminal cell directly involved with high ranking Los Chapitos member Oscar Noe Medina Gonzalez, "El Panu" a close associate of Ivan Archivaldo and Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar leaders of the Los Chapitos Cartel. El Panu or El Lobo is widely known as a Los Chapitos regional boss and even compadre of Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar. 

SOURCE: LOS NOTICIERISTAS 

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Exclusive video of the operation that led to the death of "La Perris" Or "27" By Journalist Luis Chaparro

CHAR 

JUNE 2, 2025 

PIE DE NOTA 

VIDEO TRANSLATION 

A very interesting follow-up note.

Here at the Pie De Nota, we obtained an exclusive video showing the exact moment that the Mexican army's law enforcement forces, along with the Sinaloa state police, executed the operation intended to arrest La Perris, the former head of security for the Chapitos, who had allegedly switched sides to La Mayiza, although this has not been confirmed.

I'm talking about the operation against Jorge Humberto Figueroa Benítez, alias La Perris, head of security for the Chapitos, who, during the operation to capture him, decided to shoot at members of the armed forces and ended up dead.

As we reveal here in some exclusive photographs published on the Pie De Nota Instagram Page, I must warn you again: those photographs are very graphic.

In this space, we don't usually share such graphic images; however, those images were used. To, uh, let's say, uh, dispel the doubts of people who are learning that it was indeed Jorge Humberto Figueroa, alias La Perris. I want you to see the following video. It has no sound, uh. So, uh, I'm going to narrate to you.

 Look, here are the law enforcement officers arriving in a Sinaloa State Police patrol car. Once again, these are exclusive images of the operation that ended La Perris's life. For people who are connected on TikTok, you can watch the video broadcast on YouTube. Army personnel arrive, and several prepare to form a security cordon. If you can see on the left side of the screen, there was a man with a gun. 

Then other army personnel arrive with a ladder to enter the surrounding properties. When several of the personnel approach, they arrive with a shield and the tools to open the house, while the others enter from behind with the ladder, the following unfolds: Look, the shots begin from inside. The house through the window and hit the truck, smashing a glass. Look at the number of shots. Several law enforcement officers manage to take cover and throw themselves to the ground. While the truck you're seeing on screen, which has a .50 caliber mounted, begins to fire at the entire facade. Look at the bullet impacts from a .50 caliber, how powerful they can be, and the destruction they're causing to, uh, get the officer who was lying on the ground, who was going to break in, to escape. And with those shots, uh, being fired from the truck that's recording the images I'm showing you on screen, from that truck that again has a .50 caliber mounted, the shots are fired at the house, ending the life of Jorge Humberto Figueroa, alias La Perris.

Exclusive images that we bring you here

in the footnote from sources directly

from law enforcement. There, the truck is rearranged to fire more shots at the house where Perris was hiding with the truck. Rivan's entrance gate. And well, that's where the video we obtained exclusively ends. Again, for those who are not connected to the official broadcast on YouTube, you can go watch that video on our YouTube channel. It's exclusive information where you can see the armed forces members arriving at Perris's house or the house where Perris was hiding in Navolato, Sinaloa, to break into the home. 

The operation's objective was, of course, to arrest and apprehend Perris after having intelligence information that said and confirmed that Perris was indeed there. It had even been shared with law enforcement. 

Intelligence photographs of Jorge Humberto Figueroa himself inside that house. Almost in real time, when the officers arrived to carry out the arrest. They were met with gunfire, as you can even see. One of them hit the state police patrol car recording the video, and the Mexican government law enforcement officers responded. La Perris was wanted by the United States, who were offering a million dollars for information leading to his capture due to his high position within the Chapitos organization, in addition to being one of the last remaining members of this same criminal group. By combining this video with the images we shared on our social media of how this character was left after the operation, we can get a clearer picture of the timeline of how the authorities managed to take down this criminal, further weakening the Chapitos faction. And look, let's move on to another.

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Leydi and Alexa died due to confusion among soldiers, not due to an armed group confrontation, they claim In Badiraguato, Sinaloa

CHAR 

THIS INFORMATION WAS POSTED BY LOS NOTICIERISTAS 

MAY 9, 2025

WRITTEN BY: DIANA CRUZ 

Culiacán, Sinaloa.- The girls Leydi and Alexa lost their lives due to a mistake by soldiers who shot them in Badiraguato, their families reported.

Their loved ones have spoken out on social media to clarify that the girls' deaths were not due to "crossfire" in a confrontation in Badiraguato, but rather that the soldiers mistook the van in which the family was traveling and opened fire.

An aunt and cousin of the girls stated that it was a totally unjust act, stating that the military is there to fight crime, not to take the lives of innocent girls.

“May 6th, the day my little girls, Leydi and Alexa, had their lives taken away, being just totally innocent girls unaware of all the events that occurred in Badiraguato, the authorities are currently handling it as “collateral damage” or “crossfire” unfortunately the information that the authorities or some media report is TOTALLY FALSE, the government only talks about what suits them, my little girls had their lives taken away by the MILITARY, yes, our own government, the military confused the car in which my family was traveling and began to shoot incessantly until they ended the lives of my girls, it is a totally unjust act, they are supposed to “fight crime” but this time they themselves took the lives of my little girls, they took away their dreams in an instant, this cannot go unpunished, for my little girls, niece and cousin. NOT WITH GIRLS AND BOYS!!!”, it was expressed in the message.

It's worth remembering that this unfortunate incident occurred on May 6 in Badiraguato, following reports of an alleged confrontation between authorities and armed civilians.

The parents of one of the deceased girls were injured, as was another 12-year-old boy named Gael, who remains hospitalized.

SOURCE: LOS NOTICIEIRITAS 

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Violent Events Shake The State Of Sinaloa On Wednesday May 7, 2025. Clashes, blockades and looting, this is how the night of terror was experienced in Sinaloa this May 7

CHAR 

MAY 8, 2025 

INFORMATION VIDEO BY LUZ NOTICIAS 

BY: CHAR 

Violent events shook the Mexican state of Sinaloa on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, as allegedly criminal groups are uniting with the La Mayiza/MF criminal faction to fight against the Los Chapitos/La Chapiza Cartel. Violence has now reached Badiraguato, Mocorito, Villa Juarez, Navolato, all strongholds of the Los Chapitos criminal group. 

BY LUZ NOTICIAS 

VIDEO TRANSLATION 

What happened yesterday at the north exit on Mexico 15? Ángel Beltrán was there with all the details. Angel, I'm happy to greet you. 

Good morning. Good morning, José. Likewise, to the audience. Indeed, minutes before 9 p.m. yesterday, Wednesday, a group of armed individuals robbed several vehicles on the Mexico 15 international highway near the motels located at the north exit of Culiacán. With these same units, they blocked both lanes of traffic and also set them on fire. These individuals left the highway practically blocked in both lanes. A few minutes later, dozens of personnel from various corporations, mainly from the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection, arrived and secured the area so that firefighters could arrive, carry out maneuvers, and extinguish the fire.

First, a combat unit arrived and extinguished a truck and the problem was that the water ran out, and the remaining two units continued to burn. Later, more firefighter units arrived with more trucks and managed to put out the fire after a few minutes of maneuvers. These units were reportedly stripped and blocked, and the drivers were apparently allowed to leave. Fortunately, they were unharmed during these events. These maneuvers and the international highway lasted, well, blocked for several hours, just a couple of minutes before midnight after the fire was extinguished.

 These units were removed with the help of two State Preventive Police tow trucks, who shook these elements with the cranes to be able to remove these units and free the international highway. Mexico 15. The images, well, we were there, and this blockade occurred just a few minutes after a strong confrontation was reported, which is in The Pericos municipality in the municipality of Mocorito, which lasted several minutes, and the report also indicated that many armed people were driving around in double-wheeled trucks, clashing on the same international highway at the entrance to Pericos and also at the Bairahuato intersection. 

José, yes, there are the images. Ángel Beltrán arrived at the scene. He was the first reporter to arrive at this location, brave enough to inform the public of what was happening at that time, because, uh, we only had the report of the gunfire from the clashes in Pericos Mocorito, and it was said that the Mexico 15 highway was blocked at the intersection toward Badiraguato. 

But we didn't know there was a blockade, a major blockade at the northern exit near the motels. We went to verify and see if some trailers were indeed on fire. Hey, Ángel Beltrán, you arrived there.

We arrived around 9:10 p.m., and by the time I arrived, the vehicles were still practically on fire. Firefighters hadn't arrived. Only federal personnel from the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection were guarding the area. Even so, they kindly allowed us to be close to where the vehicles were burning, at a safe distance for safety reasons. A few minutes later, firefighters arrived and began carrying out maneuvers. And it's worth mentioning that this blockade, José, wasn't the only one last night, right? There was also a blockade on the Benito Juárez Highway near the town of the battalion in the municipality of Navolato. This report also indicated armed individuals had fired shots to force drivers of heavy-duty vehicles to stop, and with the same Units carried out the blockade at that point on the highway, near the Culiacan Highway. Volato was in the battalion's polaro. This incident also caused heavy traffic congestion and long lines of vehicles that also blocked the highway for several hours. Yes, Angel, you were there.

We were all following your broadcast yesterday. Your live broadcast. I think all of Culiacán was following your broadcast yesterday because you were the only person there, and at first, we heard some explosions coming from the trailers. What exactly was it, Angel? Yes, because the units were completely on fire. The tires practically melted and began to explode as a result of this fire. And also, the fire reached the gas tanks. 

Jose, those were the two reasons why the explosions were being recorded at the scene: the gas tanks and the tires of the units. Well, that's what's happening. Well, what happened yesterday. This is what it looked like after the fire. These are the images that Angel Beltrán was commenting on at the scene. You were there for a while. There, right?

Angel, how long did the maneuvers take to put out the fire?

Yes, they lasted a little over an hour while the firefighters' support arrived because I mentioned that the first unit that arrived on the scene had run out of water, and only managed to pay for what a cargo truck was, but there were three more vehicles left. Later, support arrived, and with the support of two water trucks, they managed to put out this fire. The maneuvers for the firefighting operation lasted a little over an hour, plus the removal, you could say about three hours. By midnight, the international highway was already open, there at the north exit. But we continue with what happened yesterday, with this chronology brought to us by Ángel Beltrán, with the clashes in Pericos Mocorito and the roadblocks. Well, several highways of varying viability were blocked. It was Mexico 15. It was also Benito Juárez at the battalion level, also the Guamuchi entrance.

Mocorito, there was a major blockade there, too, but let's talk about the shooting in Pericos Mocorito because we were receiving reports at 6671 609 that the shooting was taking place at the intersection toward Badirahuato, at that famous intersection on Mexico 15. And others said that inside the town of Pericos Mocorito, Ángel, and the gunshots lasted approximately two hours. They calmed down, returned. They calmed down, and returned. That's what they told us. Yes, that's right. The first reports indicated that subjects were fighting.

Armed at what is known as the entrance to the Pericos municipality in the municipality of Mocorito. This was on Mexico City-15 International Highway, and the gunshots effectively lasted almost two hours, while the authorities were conspicuous by their absence. These reports also indicated a large group of armed men driving around in double-wheeled pickup trucks, some of them white, others black, others with weapons embedded in the back. And these shots, well, some residents recorded the shots and also took some videos that went practically viral on various social media. 

This confrontation also spread to the intersection of the municipality of Badiraguato, where reports were also received about a large group of armed men, also in the municipal seat of Badiraguato, without any evidence so far. It is known, eh, if they caused any disorder there. Eh, but the main clashes were recorded mainly at the entrance to Pericos and at the Abauato intersection. José. Yes, well, yesterday, what terror Mocorito experienced. What terror Pericos experienced. Also, Villa Juárez, right? Ángeles. Are you hearing chants in Pericos and minutes later, Villa Juárez? Navolato. Do we have information on what exactly happened in Villajuez? Yes, that's right. José, well, the firefighters were just trying to put out the fire here at the blockade located on the international highway, Mexico 15, the city north of Culiacán. When, at that same location, reports were received about the clash on Highway 20, which leads from the Culiacán highway in Lorado to the municipality of Villajuárez, Navolato. This. Near Campo Cuba, reports were being received that men were fighting. 

Armed personnel were on board several trucks that were circulating, and the confrontation also lasted several minutes and was quite intense. A fact that was also videotaped by the residents of Campo Cuba and the surrounding area. And this confrontation took place precisely at a point where it is constantly maintained at National Guard events, almost at the intersection of the Culiacán El Dorado Highway, Highway 20, and Culiacán El Dorado. We were unable to confirm whether these National Guard members were on guard at the time of the confrontation on the same highway, but Campo Cuba is very close. These explosions also went viral. The videos showed that they were quite loud, high-powered weapons were heard, and during the same confrontation, another blockade occurred there on the Culiacán El Dorado Highway at the entrance to a poultry company that is also located near the same intersection with the highway.

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EMPRESA MF Or Enterprise MF Hung A Narco Banner In Obregon Bridge And Costera In Culiacan, Sinaloa. MF Claim, 'After the storm there will come calm, peace and freedom'

 Char 

April 16, 2025

Empresa MF or Enterprise MF led by Ismael Zambada Sicairos, "Mayito Flaco" heir of the Mayo Zambada faction of the Sinaloa Cartel hung narco banners in Culiacan, Sinaloa. The banners were hung this morning Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Obregon Bridge and Costera. The banners pointed to a key Los Chapitos lieutenant with various aliases named Jesus Krisam Espinosa Ojeda or Juan Pablo Solis Mendez "El 300" with leadership in Culiacan, Sinaloa. El Krisam or El 300 is a violent individual who has a robust criminal record. El 300 escaped from the Aguaruto Penitentiary in the first Culiacanazo of October 17, 2019. 

EMPRESA MF

BANNER READS

The banner signed by "Empresa MF" reads as follows:

Luis Ezequiel Rubio Rodriguez, alias "El Morral," is in charge of the Shadai AC clinics where nine innocent people died. He is also responsible for the murder of 13-year-old Danna Sofia.

Jesús Krisam Espinoza Ojeda, alias "El 300," is one of those responsible for kidnapping, extorting, and dispossessing innocent people of their property.

Juan Manuel Avendaño, alias "El 14," is a child killer for the organization. Fea is the mastermind behind the deaths of the children Alexander and their father, as well as the attack on soldiers on the Itaje border.

These three individuals are responsible for all the violence in the state of Sinaloa, under the orders of Ivan, Alfredo, and the Panu.

All the injustices and deaths of innocent people are acts of their decisions, to lose a state and a war that is clearly lost.

SINALOA!!!

This struggle is to defend the people from so much injustice, theft, extortion, kidnapping, looting, and toll collection. After the storm, calm will come, peace, and freedom.

Sincerely, MF COMPANY!!

Lastly, I want to point out that I am not a mouthpiece to any cartel just wanted to share what the narco banner read and I always want to bring to our readers the best news coverage. 

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Shock And Awe Raid By Military Special Forces In La Huerta, Mocorito, Sinaloa. Five people were arrested along with "La Perras or El Estudiante" Of La Numerada Armed Wing Los Chapitos Cartel in a helicopter gunship operation in Mocorito.

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted by LOS NOTICIEIRISTAS

APRIL 10, 2025

WRITTEN BY: LOS NOTICIERISTAS 

Culiacán, Sinaloa.- Six people were arrested in a massive land and air operation by the Mexican Army and the National Guard in the town of La Huerta, Mocorito, on Tuesday night. Among them was Samuel "N," alias "Cholo," identified as the operator of an organized crime cell.

The federal government reported this Thursday, April 10, that along with "El Cholo," five other alleged criminals have been detained, whose identities have not yet been released.

The Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) released photographs of the six arrested armed men, with their eyes covered due to the presumption of innocence.

According to the National Registry of Arrests, the arrest of "Cholo" and the other five alleged hitmen occurred at 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, after an intense operation in which a Black Hawk helicopter was used to fire shots, which were videotaped and went viral on social media.

The statement details:

“In Mocorito and Badiraguato, through intelligence work, elements of the Mexican Army, National Guard, and State Police arrested six people and seized a machine gun, six long weapons, two grenade launchers, 30 magazines, 1,383 cartridges, 10 grenades, 3,319 fentanyl pills, two kilos of methamphetamine, $17,500, tactical equipment, and a vehicle.”

HELICOPTER GUNSHIP USED 

SOURCE: LOS NOTICIERISTAS 

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Los Chapitos blamed for massacre at Culiacán, Sinaloa, rehabilitation center. Omar Garcia Harfuch Confirms Los Chapitos Responsible For Attack On Culiacan Rehab Center.

"Char" for Borderland Beat

This information was posted by MILENIO 

APRIL 8, 2025 

VIDEO TRANSLATION 

And today in the security cabinet, President, I don't know if you or the

Secretary would like to comment on the issue of what happened yesterday in Sinaloa at this rehabilitation center where people were being treated for addictions and the emergence of this criminal group. I don't know if you have an idea which group perpetrated it and if they have made any progress in the investigations. I understand it was recently but there will be something, Secretary. 

Yes, the report was received from the C4 there in Culiacán in the morning. There are nine people dead, and five wounded. They enter a building. The homicides did not occur on a public street. They are reaching the interior of this rehabilitation center, which, as you mentioned, is an addiction center named Shadai. There are nine people dead, all men, all of age. Everything indicates these are the first reports, but we will to report more precisely as the investigation progresses, it was a cell of those known as the Chapitos attacking a cell inside this rehabilitation center belonging to their antagonistic group, the Mayos. That's the information we have right now. There are vehicles that we already have information about which vehicles participated, and we are also working with local authorities to make this arrest. Due to the

characteristics of the incident, will this event be investigated by the

State Prosecutor's Office or will it be brought by the Attorney General's Office? The State Attorney General's Office has it, and we are also in the Attorney General's Office of the Republic, Sedena, Marina. Secretary of Security, we are working in collaboration with the local Prosecutor's Office.

So it was the Chapitos who broke in. These are the first reports. If

there is additional information, We'll see, but this is preliminary information we have. Thank you very much.

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Six months of conflict, how many more? : By RIODOCE

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was posted by RIODOCE 

WRITTEN BY: ALEJANDRO MONJARDIN 

MARCH 10, 2025 

The first half of the fight between Chapos and Mayos left a trail of death and disappearances; despite the measures, the numbers remain chilling.

Culiacán and the southern part of the state have been immersed in a drug dispute for six months, leaving thousands of victims.

Since September 9 of last year, Mayos and Chapos have been engaged in an internal struggle in which they have used not only firearms, but also explosives and a video surveillance system superior to that of the state.

According to statistics from the State Attorney General's Office, between September 9, 2024, and March 6, 959 people were murdered, including 34 minors.

Wilful homicides have decreased compared to the first month of the dispute, but are still far from the levels seen before the fight began.

In August, there were 44 murders; in September, with the ongoing dispute, the number rose to 142; in October, to 182; in November, to 175; in December, to 156; in January, to 138; and in February, to 120.

Due to the wave of violence, after two years of not appearing, Culiacán returned to the list of the 50 most violent cities in the world in 2024, ranking 17th.

The ongoing dispute between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel has been more violent than in the early months of 2008, when the Beltrán Leyva gangs clashed with Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and "El Mayo" Zambada.

The dispute with the Beltrán Leyva gangs began on April 30 with a confrontation in the Guadalupe neighborhood, and during the first six months, there were 666 murders and 2,926 vehicle thefts.

The peak of homicides was in 2010, when more than 200 murders were committed per month, and the year closed with 2,250 crimes.

Missing Persons

The conflict that began in 2024 worsened the state's already-unknown disappearance crisis. Between September and March, 1,263 people disappeared, of whom only 436 have been located.

2024 closed with 1,271 missing persons, while in 2023 there were 751, in 2022 there were 898, in 2021 there were 951, in 2020 there were 882, and in 2019 there were 1,089.

Photo: CUARTOSCURO

Search groups estimate that the number of missing persons is higher than that reported by the FGE (Argentine State Police) because many cases go unreported.

Vehicle Theft

With the outbreak of the dispute, vehicle theft also increased, primarily in Culiacán.

During the first few days, trucks used to block roads and hundreds of cars were stolen.

On September 9 alone, 32 vehicles were stolen in Culiacán, according to FGE data; and the day with the most thefts was Friday, October 11, when 67 vehicles were stolen.

According to the Executive Secretariat of the State Public Security System, of the 3,422 vehicles stolen in the last six months, authorities have recovered 957.

Explosive Attacks

The fight within the cartel has involved technology, and attacks are no longer limited to firearms, but also drones and explosives.

In October, explosives claimed the first casualty, and it was circumstantial. An elderly man was driving his vehicle on the highway from Eldorado to Las Arenitas. He got out to move some sacks that were blocking the road, resulting in an explosion that left him dead.

A month later, drones dropped explosives in the mangrove area of ​​the Las Arenitas fishing camp; in Culiacán, on the Heroico Colegio Militar roadway, in front of the Ninth Military Zone facilities, they located an unexploded homemade explosive; and in the communities of Maloya and Charco Hondo in Rosario, explosives were dropped from the air.

On Friday, February 28, an explosion shook houses and woke residents in the eastern part of Culiacán after a device was detonated in the 5 de Febrero neighborhood, resulting in no fatalities.

The highway leading to the Costa Rica municipality has been closed to traffic several times due to the detection of explosives.

On Thursday, March 6, in the municipality of Rosario, two drones, 14 drone explosives, and 31 improvised explosives were seized after a confrontation.

Cameras and C-4 Drug Traffickers

In the operations implemented after the outbreak of the dispute, they discovered a surveillance center in the Las Quintas neighborhood, from which cameras installed on city streets were monitored.

Since February 20, a total of 635 cameras installed on public infrastructure in the municipalities of Culiacán, Navolato, and Mazatlán have been removed.

The drug cartel's video surveillance system was superior to that of the State Public Security Secretariat, which only has 222 cameras in operation.

Murdered Minors

Since September, 34 minors have been murdered in the state. On January 19, in the Los Ángeles sector, shots were fired at a vehicle in which Antonio de Jesús was traveling with his sons, Alexander, 9, and Gael Antonio, 12, and another minor named Adolfo, 17.

The father and his two sons died, prompting the school where one of the children attended to organize a march on Thursday, the 23rd, to demand justice.

Hundreds of people attended the rally, marching to the Government Palace where, after breaking down doors, they reached the office of Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, demanding justice and the president's resignation.

Three days later, on Sunday, January 23, hundreds of citizens once again took to the streets chanting "Out with Rocha!" and the president responded that he would not leave the governorship through marches, only through the mechanisms established in the Constitution.

Last Tuesday, 14-year-old Regina died in a hospital after being injured in a confrontation in the Villa Juárez municipality on Thursday, February 27.

A week before Regina was injured, a car wash was attacked in the Adolfo Ruiz Cortínez neighborhood, killing 14-year-old Carlos Felipe, who worked there.

Incidental Victims and Police

During the clashes between hitmen, incidental victims who were injured have also been reported.

On the afternoon of February 17, a shootout and chase broke out between gunmen in the Cañadas, Infonavit Barrancos, Antonio Nakayama, Plutarco Elías Calles, Adolfo Ruíz Cortines, and Felipe Ángeles neighborhoods.

The death toll was two gunmen and nine people injured, including a 5-year-old child. All the injured were accidental victims.

Photo: CUARTOSCURO

Police forces have also been targeted by criminals, and in six months, 25 officers and former officers have been killed, primarily from the Culiacán Municipal Public Security and Transit Secretariat.

Just last week, municipal police officers Ezequiel, Petra Emilia, and Joel Alberto were found murdered. They were kidnapped on February 28 while responding to a homicide report in the municipality of Costa Rica.

Since September, eight Culiacán municipal police officers have been killed; five from the Mazatlán Municipal Public Security and Transit Secretariat; two from the State Preventive Police; two from the Navolato Municipal Public Security Directorate; three from the FGE Investigative Police; one from the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection; and four from the Secretariat of National Defense.

It's not just Culiacán

In the first days of the dispute, the area near the southern exit of the city and the southern districts were the scene of the dispute.

As the days passed, it spread to the municipalities of Elota, Mazatlán, and Rosario.

Last week, in Potrerillos del Norote and Pueblo Nuevo, in Elota, there were clashes, in which one body was left hanging at the entrance to Potrerillos, another in the cemetery, and five on a dirt road.

Mexico City's International Highway 15 in Culiacán was one of the places where gunmen dumped bodies and clashed, but in recent weeks, the eastern sector of Culiacán has experienced constant gunfire.

The Barrio, Amistad, 5 de Febrero, and Guadalupe Victoria areas continually report shootings, murders, and the burning of homes and businesses.

The wave of violence forced federal authorities to reinforce their presence in the state, and by December, the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection confirmed that there were 11,000 federal agents on hand. Last February, more than 3,000 agents were deployed for the 2025 Mazatlán Carnival.

The celebration passed without incident, but the performances of Jorge Medina and Josi Cuen at the coronation of the King of Joy and Grupo Firme at the coronation of the Queen were canceled. The day after a banner was left in Tijuana with a message threatening to kill them if they appeared at the carnival.

Due to the insecurity, the 2024 celebration of the Grito de Independencia at the Government Palace and the Livestock Fair in Culiacán had already been canceled.

Targeted Strikes

In the operations, cartel leaders have been arrested, including Fernando Pérez, alias "El Piyi," on September 19, as an alleged operator of Los Chapitos; Juan Carlos Félix, alias "El Chavo Félix," son-in-law of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, on January 18.

In February, Army personnel captured Los Chapitos pilot Mauro Alberto Núñez Ojeda, alias "El Jando," in the municipality of Jesús María, in a shootout involving aerial fire.

The town's mayor confirmed that the confrontation was not with hitmen, but rather between soldiers who arrived by helicopter and fired at soldiers on the ground.

In Tierra Blanca, Los Chapitos financial operator José Ángel Canobbio Inzunza, alias "El Güerito," was arrested; An air and ground operation was deployed in various sectors of the city, later extending to the municipality of Culiacancito, where Kevin Castro Gil was captured.

Article published on March 9, 2025, in issue 1154 of the weekly Ríodoce.

SOURCE: RIODOCE 

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