Official Records Confirm Detention of Gabriel Nicolás Martínez Larios, Identified in Federal Reporting as “El Gabito” / “El 80”

Gabriel Nicolás Martínez Larios is now in Mexico’s Registro Nacional de Detenciones.

The registry lists his detention at 8:15 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2026, in Real del Valle, Mazatlán, on Paseo del Atlántico. The arresting authority is listed as Policía Estatal, and the RND shows him placed at the disposal of the Fiscalía / Ministerio Público Federal of the FGR. His alias field appears as “sin dato.”

But federal security reporting later identified him as Gabriel “N,” alias “Gabito” or “El 80,” and described him as an alleged regional chief of Los Menores / Los Chapitos in southern Sinaloa.

That is where the paper trail gets interesting: the RND places the detention in Mazatlán, while federal messaging says the coordinated operation took place in El Rosario, with participation from the Ejército Mexicano, Guardia Nacional, and state special operations personnel.

Authorities say Martínez Larios has investigation files tied to kidnapping, extortion, homicide, and drug-related offenses. He has also been linked by officials to the January 23 case in Concordia involving the kidnapping and killing of six workers and four providers connected to a mining company.

Weapons, ammunition, drugs, cash, and a vehicle were reportedly seized during the operation. The detainee and the seized items were turned over to the FGR in Culiacán, where authorities are expected to determine his legal situation.

For now, the arrest is confirmed — but the location discrepancy remains one of the most important details in the record.

Document reads:
National Detention Registry

Date and time of query: June 2, 2026, 1:53:59 a.m.
Time zone: Central Time

Name: Gabriel Nicolas Martinez Larios

Alias: No data

Description of detainee: Male, heavyset build, light complexion, sparse beard and mustache. He is wearing a brown shirt, black denim pants, and black sneakers.

Authority that carried out the arrest: State Police

Authority currently holding him: Prosecutor’s Office / Federal Public Prosecutor — Attorney General’s Office of the Republic

Current location: Attorney General’s Office of the Republic

Status: In transit / being transferred

Place of arrest:
State: Sinaloa
Municipality / Territorial division: Mazatlán
Locality: Mazatlán
Neighborhood: Real del Valle
Street: Paseo del Atlántico
Cross street: Real del Valle
Reference point: A few meters from Burros Percherones El Remolque

Date of arrest: Monday, June 1, 2026

Time of arrest: 8:15:00 p.m.

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