The drug lord was found dead in his cell earlier this year.
A woman and a man linked to a drug trafficker were shot dead on Sunday afternoon, March 30, on the Tecate-Mexicali highway in Baja California, following a chase in which armed individuals ambushed them and attacked both with long-barrelled weapons.
The victims were identified as María Antonia Gómez Sierra and her son Juan Carlos Gómez Sierra, mother and brother, respectively, of Ismael Gómez Sierra, El Chiquilín, former municipal police officer and alleged former leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Tecate.
How did the murders occur?
According to witnesses, the assailants, who were traveling in a car and a pickup, chased their victims, who were in a black Chevrolet Equinox, which overturned due to the attack.
After the accident, the attackers got out of their vehicles and fired at the pickup, hitting the hood, roof and sides with .223 caliber rifle bullets.
A 17-year-old girl, daughter of Juan Carlos, was also in the vehicle and wounded with multiple bullet impacts.
Paramedics rushed her to a hospital, where she remains under medical attention.
Tecate Civil Protection limited itself to informing that the Tecate-Mexicali highway was temporarily closed to guarantee the safety of passersby and recommended avoiding the area for the next few hours.
The crime scene was cordoned off awaiting the arrival of forensics, who due to the lack of personnel in Tecate, are traveling from Tijuana to carry out the corresponding investigations.
What is known about El Chiquilin?
El Chiquilin was found dead on January 2 inside his cell in the Cereso del Hongo, hanging from a sheet. So far, the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) hasn’t determined whether it was a suicide or a murder.
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) controls the profits from the sale of beer, rodeos and bullfights during patron saint festivals and carnivals in most of Jalisco’s municipalities.
According to a state government source consulted by MILENIO, the Jalisco State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) was aware of this situation, however, it was on February 28, during the closing of the Autlán Carnival, that authorities confirmed their suspicions.
That day, in the Alberto Balderas bullring, beer vendors were forced to wear aprons with the printed face of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, leader of the four-letter cartel, and to display the initials CJNG in their hair.
At that event, one rider was rewarded with 50,000 pesos for his bravery by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, also known as El Señor de Los Gallos, as documented in a video made public on social networks.
Sources: Milenio, Infobae, Cartel Insider
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