Browsing: La Mayiza
El Isra was arrested while dining near a state security base in Mexicali, Baja California. Sonora prosecutors identify him as an alleged Los Rusos deputy and detail a kidnapping and disappearance case. Mica Treviño examines the failed earlier raid, the investigations still open, and the questions raised by his arrest.
A decapitated man was discovered behind Plaza San Isidro in Culiacán, his head inside a Styrofoam cooler. A handwritten message addressed to “MEN” accused rival cartel members of killing innocent civilians and declared control of the plaza.
La Chapiza accused two La Mayiza members of planning an ambush that killed three Mexican soldiers in Concordia, Sinaloa. Banners identified Abel Labrador Sarabia, “El Pelirrojo,” and Jorge Armando Berumen Lizárraga, “El Placoso,” while alleging military collaboration with the rival faction and naming several cartel leaders.
U.S. sanctions against Mayito Flaco reach into Baja California’s political circles, naming Carlos Torres and an alleged network of police protection, businesses and money laundering. The action covers 21 people and 25 companies, but offers no dollar total for blocked assets or evidence of how much operations have been disrupted.
Mutilated remains were found inside a suitcase in Villa Unión alongside a threatening message directed at René Bastidas Mercado, “El 00.”