Navy Personnel clashes with La Mayiza / MF hitman in Cerro del Bichi, Sinaloa. Navy helicopter with Minigun was used to repel gunfire from the armed group.

 BY: CHAR 

JULY 30, 2025

In the afternoon of Tuesday, July 29, 2025, an armed confrontation was reported with a Navy helicopter, with a gunship being used against a criminal group. The clash occured in Cerro del Bichi, which is considered in the vicinity of Alconyonqui, Sinaloa. The territory where the clash took place is considered Los Mayos / La Mayiza / MF territory. 

IMAGES OF THE CERRO DEL BICHI CLASH

The Luz Noticias news site from Sinaloa reported the capture of two hitmen and the death of two hitmen after the clash with the Navy special forces. The Navy seized guns, vehicles, and tactical equipment. 

VIDEOS OF THE CLASH 

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Military Special Forces Raid In Estancia de Los Garcia, Sinaloa, Results In The Death Of Jesus Norberto Larranaga Herrera "El 30" Financial Operator Of The Los Mayos / MF Criminal Group.

 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. 

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La Mayiza vs La Chapiza Armed Clashes Continue In Potrerillo Del Norote And Elota, Sinaloa.

 CHAR 

JUNE 26, 2025 

Heavy armed confrontations continue to occur in Potrerillo Del Norote, Elota, and La Cruz surrounding areas between La Mayiza vs La Chapiza criminal groups. The clashes in these specific areas are at a stalemate, as both groups have continued to clash since September 2024. The following clash occured Thursday night or Friday at dawn. 

ELOTA, SIN / LA CHAPIZA VS MF 

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Over 200 million pesos in the "blow" to drug trafficking due to Crystal Meth seizure in Culiacán, Sinaloa. The Drug Seizure Occurred In Higueras De Abuya South of Culiacan Territory Controlled By Los Mayos / La Mayiza/ MF Criminal Group.

 CHAR 

JUNE 23, 2025

INFORMATION POSTED BY LOS NOTICIERISTAS 

Culiacán, Sinaloa.—The "blow" to drug trafficking amounted to more than 200 million pesos with the seizure of three vehicles loaded with more than half a ton of methamphetamine, better known as crystal meth, this weekend in Culiacán.

The federal government, through the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), reported that as a result of intelligence work, members of the Mexican Army located three vehicles loaded with drugs.

The cars were found outside a ranch and were loaded with plastic boxes and black bags filled with transparent bags, or "kileras," containing the drugs.

The incident occurred in the Higueras de Abuya municipality of Culiacán, when officers observed a group of civilians shoveling black bags into several vehicles near Rancho Salazar. However, upon noticing the presence of authorities, the civilians fled. Upon conducting an inspection, federal personnel located the following vehicles:

1 white Range Rover

1 gray Grand Cherokee

1 yellow Ford Bronco

The seized drugs contained 1,650 plastic bags containing 746 kilos of methamphetamine. The value of the seized drugs was 207 million pesos.

The vehicles and the seized drugs were seized and handed over to the corresponding Public Ministry authorities for investigation.

MY THOUGHTS 

BY: CHAR 

EL MEÑO

4X1

MZ / MF 

The municipality of Higueras de Abuya is found south of Culicacan, Sinaloa. It is controlled by the powerful Manuel Noriega "El Meño" "El 4x1", a high-ranking lieutenant of the 'Mayo Zambada' criminal organization. As I stated on March 8, 2025, about El Meño or 4x1, 

"Manuel Noriega "El Meño" or "El 4x1", El Meño is a powerful lieutenant of the Mayo Zambada organization led by Ismael Zambada Sicairos, "Mayito Flaco". 

El Meño, or El 4x1, was believed to be the head of security for Ismael Zambada Garcia, "Mayo Zambada." His base of operations is Higueras de Abuya, located south of Culiacan, Sinaloa. El Meño also holds influence in Panaltita, Pueblos Unidos, Jacola, Chiqueritos, and Quila. El 4x1 is believed to be heading the conflict against the La Chapiza in Elota, La Cruz, San Ignacio, Alta Rosa, and Potrerillos del Norote. The plazas mentioned have seen heavy fighting between El 4x1 forces against the La Chapiza. 

El Meño, according to sources, was behind the death (approved by Mayo Zambada and Chapo Guzman) of Manuel Alejandro Aponte Gomez, "El Bravo" former head of security for Joaquin Guzman Loera and plaza boss of Mazatlan. El Bravo was suspected of turning in Joaquin Guzman Loera to Navy authorities in 2014." 

SOURCE: LOS NOTICIERISTAS 

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Adelmo Nuñez Molina "El Lemo" "El Lemus" "01" Murdered By Rival Criminal Group And Body Found In Municipal Head Of Choix, Sinaloa. El Lemo Controlled Choix For Years And Was Wanted By The DEA In Colorado.

 CHAR 

MAY 11, 2025 

EL LEMO

EL LEMUS

01

On the night of this past Saturday, May 11, 2025, rumors swirled about the possible death of Adelmo Nuñez Molina, "El Lemo," a powerful, longtime drug boss in the Choix, Sinaloa, mountain areas. Mr. Lemo was allegedly once aligned with the Joaquin Guzman Loera Organization, but when the war against the Beltra Leyva Organization started, this criminal figure switched sides.  

Recently, we covered violence in Choix, Sinaloa, on April 28, 2025, about rival criminal groups involved in heavy clashes. Moreover, Adelmo Nuñez Molina and the Fuerzas Especiales 28 group, aligned with the Mayo Zambada Organization, were responsible for these clashes. 

EL LEMO IS DEAD 

EL LEMO 

01

The rumors of the death of EL Lemo, Lemus, or 01 were confirmed by Sinaloa news outlets as his body was found in the municipal head of Choix, Sinaloa, along with the body of El Lemo, a close associate of the latter, was also found next to him. 

The message on the cardboard next to the body of El 01 read,

TOWN OF CHOIX, HERE IS THE SCUM THAT HAD SUBJECTED THE ENTIRE MUNICIPALITY “ADELMO NÚÑEZ 01” THIS HAPPENED TO ME FOR BEING A SNITCH, RAT, EXTORTIONIST,….”

ADELMO NUÑEZ MOLINA INDICTED  BY THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DISTRICT OF COLORADO 

On  May 12, 2021, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado sanctioned Adelmo Nuñez Molina for supplying Jesus Gonzalez Peñuelas with raw opium gum. 

SOURCE: BORDERLAND BEAT, LAMASAKR3, District of Colorado 

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Los Chapitos Cartel Captured And Interrogated A La Mayiza or MF Member. The Captive Confirms MF Leaders Are Behind The Attack Of The Municipal Police Booth; One officer reported dead In Los Huizaches Sector Culiacan, Sinaloa.

 "Char" 

April 19, 2025 

In the early hours of Tuesday, April 15, 2025, the municipal police booth located in the Los Huizaches neighborhood in Culiacan, Sinaloa, was viciously attacked by gunfire. Hundreds of bullet casings were found at the police booth. As a result of the attack, a municipal police officer who was clocking out from work was killed when he was hit by bullets. 

In the current Sinaloa Civil War between La Mayiza/MF versus Los Chapitos/La Chapiza, both criminal groups have ruthlessly attacked police authorities that are not align with their criminal organization. 

VIDEO TRANSLATION

BY: SOL PRENDIDO

Sicario: Why do we have you here?

Captive: Because I belong to the Mayito Flaco mob. 

Sicario: What were you doing for them?

Sicario: I was transporting people, food, and gasoline across Federal Highway 15D near Tamazula. The security checkpoint in Tamazula is in their pockets and they wouldn’t allow us passage. 

Sicario: What all did you hear when you worked alongside the MF crew?

Captive: I heard about the attack that took place at the police substation in Los Huizaches. That attack was carried out by Carlos Alberto Páez Pereda, aka Carlitos Rugrats and Ramiro Félix Heras, aka El Güero Reyna. The purpose behind this was to draw law enforcement attention to the area. So, that operatives from the Chapiza mob could be apprehended whenever they were out in search of the MF crew. 

Sicario: What are your colleagues saying?

Captive: We were told that by implementing this strategy we would come out triumphant on this matter. The area would have the necessary law enforcement presence against the Chapos mob. That in turn would get them easily arrested and tortured afterwards. 

BY: CHAR

CARLITOS RUGRATS & EL GUERO REYNA/ F1

CARLOS ALBERTO PAEZ PEREDA

CARLITOS RUGRATS 

Carlitos Rugrats is a lieutenant of Ismael Zambada Sicairos, 'Mayito Flaco" and important to point out that Carlitos Rugrats has an armed wing aligned with La Mayiza or MF called 'Los Rugrats' with their base of operations in Laguna Colorada, south of Culiacan, Sinaloa. 

Photo posted on Instagram of Ramiro Félix Heras, "El Güero Reyna" and/or "F1," friend and compadre of Ismael Zambada Sicairos, "Mayito Flaco," leader of La Mayiza or Los MF.

El Güero Reyna, or F1, has his base of operations in Bacata and has a presence in Los Vasitos, Las Tapias, and Cosalá, in Sinaloa. El Güero Reyna is key to methamphetamine production. El Güero Reyna is considered a key lieutenant of the Mayo Zambada criminal organization.

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Foreigner arrested with high-caliber weapons in “El Chaparral” Tijuana Border. Scott Harvey Lee Member Of Los Rusos Criminal Cell Linked To Mayo Zambada Criminal Organization.

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted by ZETA TIJUANA 

WRITTEN BY: ZETA TIJUANA 

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

An alleged member of the criminal cell “Los Rusos”, an organization linked to the Pacific Cartel, identified as Scott Harvey Lee Thompson, 41 years old, was arrested near the “El Chaparral” Bridge when he was trying to cross weapons into the municipality of Tijuana through a pick-up type vehicle with tinted windows.

According to the Federal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, during random inspections, the suspicious vehicle was inspected, since it had tinted windows that prevented the view inside it.

Upon inspecting the interior, members of various security corporations located a total of three long weapons, two handguns, 19 magazines, more than 2 thousand live cartridges of different calibers, as well as three telescopic sights for weapons and a telescope. The weapons were confiscated, and the driver was arrested.

It should be noted that the insured is of American nationality. After intelligence work, his connection with the criminal cell "Los Rusos" was identified, which generates violence in the Baja California region.

Upon inspecting the interior, elements of various security corporations located a total of three long weapons, two short weapons, 19 magazines, more than 2 thousand useful cartridges of different calibers, as well as three telescopic sights for weapons and a telescope. The weapons were confiscated, and the driver was arrested.

It should be noted that the insured is of American nationality. After intelligence work, his connection with the criminal cell "Los Rusos" was identified, which generates violence in the Baja California region.

The detainee was placed at the disposal, along with the seized items, before the corresponding agent of the Public Ministry, who will determine his legal situation and continue with the relevant investigations.

The arrest was made within the framework of the National Security Strategy, with the participation of the Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA), the Navy (Semar), the Attorney General's Office of the Republic (FGR), the National Guard (GN), the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), and the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM).

The detainee and the seized items belong to the “Los Rusos” faction, which is related to the criminal organization “Cartel del Pacífico.”

SOURCE: ZETA TIJUANA 

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'Chavo' Félix, son-in-law of 'Mayo' Zambada, is brought to trial. El Chavo Felix Will Stay In Altiplano Maximum Security Prison In The State Of Mexico

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted by RIODOCE 

Author | Alejandro Monjardín

Date | January 27, 2025

Time | 12:16 pm

The son-in-law of Ismael el Mayo Zambada, Juan Carlos “F”, known as Chavo Félix, was linked to criminal proceedings and will remain in the Altiplano prison, in Almoloya de Juárez, State of Mexico.

The Attorney General's Office reported that through the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime, it obtained the link to proceedings for his probable responsibility in crimes against health in the form of possession for the purpose of trading fentanyl and carrying a firearm for the exclusive use of the Army, Navy and Air Force.

It indicated that elements of the Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of the Navy, National Guard, Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection, as well as the FGR, arrested Chavo Félix, in the town of Quilá, in Culiacán.

During his arrest, he was found to have a long gun loaded with 26 rounds, a short gun loaded with 17 rounds, two plastic bags with 1,367 fentanyl pills, and 39 electronic devices.

Later, during the initial hearing, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) presented the evidence that was sufficient for the judge to grant the link to the trial, official preventive detention in CEFERESO 1 "Altiplano" and five months for the complementary investigation.

SOURCE: RIODOCE 

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Jesus Ramon Félix Núñez Cousin Of Rafael Guadalupe Félix Núñez, "Changuito Antrax" High Ranking Member Of The La Mayiza Or MF Criminal Organization Is Captured And Interrogated By La Chapiza In Culiacan, Sinaloa. Changuito Antrax Is The Plaza Boss In Manzanillo, Colima, For The Sinaloa Cartel.

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

JANUARY 22, 2025

The following interrogation video is of a man named Jesus Ramon Felix Nuñez who claims to be the cousin of Rafael Guadalupe Felix Nuñez, "Changuito Antrax" a high-ranking member and lieutenant of Ismael Zambada Sicairos, "Mayito Flaco" leader of the Mayo Zambada faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. 

The United States Department Of Treasury says the following about Changuito Antrax, " Rafael Guadalupe Felix Nuñez (Felix Nuñez), who began his criminal career working as a hitman for the Sinaloa Cartel. In 2008, following the separation of the Sinaloa Cartel and the Beltran Leyva organization, a new Sinaloa Cartel armed wing was formed by now-deceased Rodrigo Arechiga Gamboa (“Chino Antrax”) that would go on to be called “Los Antrax.” Among its original members was Felix Nuñez, who then became known as “El Changuito Antrax.” Following Rodrigo Arechiga Gamboa’s arrest in December 2013, Felix Nuñez took on more responsibility in the organization, and on July 25, 2014, Felix Nuñez was indicted on drug trafficking charges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. He was arrested by Mexican authorities in November 2014 and in 2017 escaped from a prison in Culiacan, Sinaloa with several other Sinaloa Cartel members. To date, Felix Nuñez remains a fugitive.

Since his escape from prison, Felix Nuñez has evolved into a powerful and violent Sinaloa Cartel leader in the city of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico. The city of Manzanillo is home to a large port that shares its name and serves as a gateway for illicit drugs. The port of Manzanillo receives shipments from all over the globe, including cocaine from Colombia and illicit precursor chemicals — including those used to synthesize fentanyl — from Asia. In addition to being a North American entry point, the port of Manzanillo is also a strategic transport hub for drugs ultimately destined for the United States."

RAFAEL GUADALUPE FELIX NUÑEZ

CHANGUITO ANTRAX

SOURCE: RIODOCE 

La Chapiza Interrogates Jesus Ramon Felix Nuñez Cousin Of Changuito Antrax 

VIDEO TRANSLATION

BY: SOL PRENDIDO 

Sicario: Whats your name?

Captive: Jesus Ramon Felix Núñez. 

Sicario: Where are you from?

Captive: Laguna Colorada, Sinaloa. 

Sicario: How old are you?

Captive: 44. 

Sicario: Which group do you belong to?

Captive: The Mayito Flaco mob. 

Sicario: What is Changuito Ántrax to you ?

Captive: He’s my cousin. 

Sicario: What was your mission?

Captive: To kill spies. 

Sicario: What weapon were you provided with?

Captive: A .380 pistol. 

Sicario: Who gave you this firearm?

Captive: Changuito. 

Sicario: How much were you paid?

Captive: He initially gave me 4000 pesos. And this is what I was using to live off in the community of El Manguito. I was told that I’d be given an additional 10,000 pesos afterwards. But that all turned out to be a lie, it was just talk on their end. 

Sicario: Who sent you to Culiacán?

Captive: Changuito. 

Sicario: Is there a message that you’d like to send out to your buddies?

Captive: Don’t bother listening to anything those guys have to say. It’s all talk and lies. More than likely you’ll be sent to the slaughter in much the same manner that I’ll probably end up in here soon enough. Don’t listen to what people have to say. It’s best that you guys stay on your toes for your own good. Value your lives and don’t let these individuals deceive you. Don’t waste your time believing a ward that they say. I would also like to send a message to my dad…

SOURCE: United States Department Of Treasury

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'La Mayiza' Alleges Government Corruption Ring Through Flyers in Culiacán, Sinaloa

  "Enojon" and "Pernicious Propaganda" for Borderland Beat 

On December 23rd of 2024, flyers would warn Omar Hamid García Harfuch, the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Mexico, of an alleged corruption ring within the State Government of Sinaloa. The flyers were thrown out of a plane that flew over various points of Culiacán, Sinaloa. 

Watermarked with the logo of Ismael Zambada Sicairos 'El Mayito Flaco,' leader of the 'La Mayiza' faction of the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS), the message identified Government officials, and their family members that were allegedly involved in the corruption ring. The flyers urged Secretary Harfuch to launch an operation over the claims. The criminal organization would threaten to go after those they deem to be 'guilty' such as: 

- Enrique Díaz Vega, Secretary of Administration and Finances. 

- José Paz López Elenes, Mayor of Badiraguato. 

- Enrique Inzunza Cázarez, a member of the Senate of the Republic of Mexico. 

- Jose Rocha Ruiz, the youngest Son of Governor Rocha. 

- Alejandra Sofía Valadés Pelayo, the Wife of Ruiz. 

- Rubén Rocha Moya, the Governor of Sinaloa. 

- Eneyda Rocha Ruiz, the Daughter of Governor Moya, and the Director of the System for Integral Family Development of the State of Sinaloa. 

- Rubén Rocha Ruiz, the oldest Son of Governor Moya.

Photograph By Los Revoltosos Mazatlán (Flyer alleging a corruption ring within the Government of Sinaloa)

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