Browsing: Sinaloa Cartel
El Owen, brother of El Gabito and El Casco, was killed during visiting hours at Mazatlán’s El Castillo prison. Ten people died, including a visiting child. Conflicting accounts leave unanswered questions about how the attack unfolded and who was behind it.
A graphic video circulating online allegedly shows members of Benny 17, a La Chapiza cell operating around Villa Unión, killing a man identified as a member of Los Mayos. Cartel Watch reports the victim may have been linked to Los Flechas and the Cabrera Sarabia organization in Sinaloa.
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.
For years, I have covered the people, organizations, and conflicts that have shaped organized crime in Mexico. This book brings that work together in one place, profiling the 50 men who had the greatest influence on the evolution of the modern Mexican drug trade. It is written for readers who want history, context, and facts—not myths or Hollywood versions of the cartel world.
El Texas, an important Los Chapitos figure in Culiacán, was killed during an operation at Paralela Parque Residencial in Infonavit Humaya. His death is another military blow against the Chapitos structure during the Sinaloa cartel civil war.