Browsing: #Mexicali

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.

CJNG’s franchise model is on display in a dark, grainy video from Mexicali, where a captive is questioned with a pistol pressed against his head. The gunman identifies his group as Los Mechas, invokes “the Four Letters,” and delivers a blunt message: “The city of Mexicali has an owner.”

He doesn’t send convoys. He sends product. Cessnas stagger in like war drops, landing on ranches protected by the Mexican National Guard. Nothing gets stuck. Nothing gets lost. Chelis Caro runs one of the most disciplined structures in the game—quiet, brutal, and built on a circle of trust.