Culiacán, Sinaloa—In the dark theater of Mexico’s cartel wars, every act is a performance—brutal, calculated, and dripping with psychological warfare. The latest spectacle comes from La Chapiza, who captured and interrogated a young operative from the Mayito Flaco faction. What unfolds is not just another gruesome tale of violence, but a chilling insight into the betrayal and chaos at the heart of these criminal organizations.
The video begins with Jose Rodriguez Cachuya, his hands in cuffs and face bruised, kneeling on the dirt floor under the glare of a harsh light. His expression flickers between defiance and desperation. This visual encapsulates the power dynamics of cartel warfare—a captive rendered helpless, forced to confess, humiliated before his enemies, and made an example for others.
The imagery is haunting. Each frame reinforces the dominance of La Chapiza, while the captive’s humiliation is used as psychological ammunition against their rivals. The video is not just an execution of one man’s dignity—it’s a public declaration of the cartel’s strength and their rival’s failures.
The Video
This video contains an interrogation and is intended for mature audiences only.
The Transcript
The following transcript, transcribed and translated by Cartel Insider’s Sol Prendido, lays bare the raw exchange between the sicarios and Rodríguez. It exposes the deep cracks within the Mayito Flaco faction, highlighting systemic failures such as unfulfilled promises, weak leadership, and mounting desperation.
Sicario: Whats your name you fool?
Captive: Jose Rodriguez Cachuya.
Sicario: Where are you from?
Captive: Tijuana.
Sicario: How did you get to Culiacán?
Captive: I was offered work and told that things were going to be a bit rough but that I’d be payed fifteen thousand pesos.
Sicario: How did you get here from Tijuana?
Captive: I took a bus.
Sicario: Who brought you here, who contracted you?
Captive: It was on behalf of Lucas and his mob.
Sicario: The Lucas mob then. Which is in turn a part of the Mayito Flaco mob as well.
Captive: What other people were involved?
Captive: There was a guy there named Max. Jose, Mauricio, El Chema, 02, El Cholo, Carlos, Angel, Miguel…
Sicario: And where are these individuals at?
Captive: They all abandoned their post because the pay never came through.
Sicario: How exactly were you captured and why are you here?
Captive: I was sent out on a mission?
Sicario: What type of mission? Was it the kind of mission that you didn’t want to do?
Captive: We were supposed to torch a woman’s house.
Sicario: Where?
Captive: I ended up running into the Chapiza mob.
Sicario: So, you ended up running into the Chapiza mob? Where exactly were you captured?
Captive: In the Campo El 10.
Sicario: What happened to the other guys in your crew?
Captive: They all ran away.
Sicario: They ran away?
Captive: I was left to fend for myself.
Sicario: They abandoned you huh? Did you try asking for support?
Captive: I did ask for help but it never came through for me.
Sicario: So, you asked for support and it never arrived? What about the stolen vehicles that you guys were using, where are they kept?
Captive: They don’t even have funds for that.
Sicario: How much were you being paid?
Captive: I was given thirty five hundred pesos ($173).
Sicario: How much did they initially offer you though?
Captive: I was told that I’d get fifteen thousand pesos ($738) but only got three thousand.
Sicario: How often were you receiving these fifteen thousand?
Captive: Every two weeks.
Sicario: Every two weeks huh? Why did you guys steal that vehicle from the Bachocos if your mob has so much money?
Captive: That’s just how things are.
Sicario: Did they at least give you funds for food, fuel, and travel expenses?
Captive: I was given provisions for some time. But even then it was all a matter of waiting for that to come in also.
Sicario: How often are we talking about?
Captive: Every fifteen days. It wasn’t enough though because there were several of us in our group.
Sicario: So, you were only able to collect for one pay period. What would you like to say to Mayito Flaco, Lucas, or Don Meño?
Captive: Don’t bother lying to people claiming things are going to be easy here when it’s not. Everyone is told that they’d receive so much but instead got paid very little. We were sent into the fire in vain.
Sicario: What becomes of the ones who ran away?
Captive: They’re all shot on site.
Sicario: So, whoever tries to run away from this is shot to death? Why is that though?
Captive: Well, they shouldn’t be running away but they’re also leaving us to fend for ourselves.
Sicario: You were left on your own out here. And then the bloodthirsty Chapiza captured you.
Captive: Yes, I was captured by the Chapiza mob.
Sicario: You saw first hand how my dick has that powerful stench out here. Isn’t that right?
Captive: Yes, it’s dragging away on the ground here.
Sicario: Go ahead and tell Terror…
Captive: Terror, what’s his name sends his greetings…
Sicario: Tell him that Balu sends his greetings you dog. Let him know that Balu is looking for him.
Captive: El Balu is looking for you.
Sicario: You dog, El Balu is looking for you.
Captive: You dog, El Balu is looking for you.
Sicario: That’s right.
Mica’s Analysis: The Price of Betrayal
Jose Rodriguez’s story is a window into the fractured infrastructure of cartels. Promised 15,000 pesos ($738), he was given a paltry 3,500 ($173). Provisions for food and fuel came sporadically, leaving him and his crew in a state of perpetual desperation. Even the vehicles they used were stolen—a testament to the chaos within Mayito Flaco’s ranks.
Abandoned by his comrades during a failed mission, Rodriguez found himself in the hands of La Chapiza. The sicarios used the interrogation as a performance, forcing him to deliver messages to his former allies while mocking his humiliation. “Tell Terror that Balu is looking for him,” one sicario sneered, turning Rodriguez into a pawn in their psychological warfare.
La Chapiza’s tactics serve a dual purpose: they undermine their rivals while instilling fear within their own ranks. The message is clear—loyalty is demanded, betrayal is punished, and the price of failure is paid in blood.
But the larger story here is one of desperation. The young men drawn into this world are lured by promises of wealth and power, only to find themselves expendable pawns in a game they can never win. Rodriguez’s fate is a stark reminder that in the cartel wars, there are no heroes—only victims and survivors, and even the survivors carry scars that never heal.
The war between La Chapiza and Mayito Flaco is not just a battle for territory or influence—it’s a theater of cruelty where lives are reduced to performances, and death is the inevitable encore.
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9 Comments
Fight a cartel for 173 dollars?
I am a follower from BB and u guys have something good going on here. Thanks Sol and Mica
It’s a crazy reality how little they are paid and what they receive. Thanks for reading! ✊
Yeah I’ve been following y’all since BB and prior to y’all as well
I remember when BB shut down for a little bit because they were being sued for slander or something along those lines. The people of mexico should not have to live in this mess. They should do it like they did centuries ago and just meet in a field and kill one another. That would solve a large portion of the problem. At least until IAG and MF can rebuild. Everything I’ve read over the last year or two is Mayos don’t have the money Chapos do. How true that is, I don’t know. Keep up the great work. By the way, in another article of yours I read people were blaming you for being bias. That means you’re doing the right thing. Don’t quit doing what youre doing and dont give into the haters. Thanks and keep it up.
Thanks for the comment and for finding us here. I really appreciate the support!
Looks like the guy from the previous story.
El Lucas may refer to the alias of Guero Chompas’ brother. The Sonora Informativo Facebook page claims that El Lucas is the brother of Guero Chompas and was the owner of the narco-lab that exploded in El Pozo, Imala in May of this year.
Thanks, that’s good information! ✊
You’re welcome. BB follower since the forum days. You and Sol are doing great work.
No more Nabble emails 😥. That forum was everything back in the day. Appreciate you following along with us now—thanks!