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Gail was killed on March 28 at Hotel Villa Marina restaurant in Ensenada, Baja California. He was shot 15 times while leaving dinner.
Monday, March 31, 2025
Los Chapitos Promise Revenge for Gail Castro's Murder
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Mexican Mafia Shot Caller "Pomona Mike" Lerma Found Guilty on Federal RICO, Drug & Murder Charges
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Four Pomona gang members and Mexican Mafia associates were found guilty by a jury today of a series of racketeering-related crimes. All the defendants have been in federal custody since 2018.
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Four Pomona gang members and Mexican Mafia associates were found guilty by a jury today of a series of racketeering-related crimes. All the defendants have been in federal custody since 2018.
Their transfer to federal custody only allowed for an expansion into controlling gang taxes and drug smuggling into the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in LA. They were also responsible for the murder of a federal inmate at the MDC in downtown Los Angeles in June 2020...over a drug debt.
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Colombia Arrests Former Medellin Cartel Founder Carlos Lehder, Later Released
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Carlos Lehder, former drug trafficker and one of the founding leaders of the Medellin Cartel, was arrested on Friday by Colombian authorities upon his arrival from Germany on a warrant in the Latin American country.
Lehder had not returned to Colombia since his extradition to the United States in 1987. His lawyer, Sondra Macollins, said he was attempting to visit relatives when he arrived Friday.
Carlos Lehder, former drug trafficker and one of the founding leaders of the Medellin Cartel, was arrested on Friday by Colombian authorities upon his arrival from Germany on a warrant in the Latin American country.
UPDATE: Carlos Lehder was released from detention in Colombia. A judge determined that Colombian authorities convicted Lehder for drug trafficking in 1995, while he was serving the separate sentence at a US prison. The cartel boss was sentenced to 24 years in prison in Colombia, meaning his sentence expired in 2019, according to Colombian law.
Lehder had not returned to Colombia since his extradition to the United States in 1987. His lawyer, Sondra Macollins, said he was attempting to visit relatives when he arrived Friday.
Friday, March 28, 2025
CDG Chismes: The Lastes Upticks
By Itzli.
Here we are for our third installment of CDG chismes, where I break down the latest online news, rumors, and gossip about the Cártel del Golfo (CDG, Gulf Cartel) and try to put it in context. I had planned on doing these periodically as I felt “needed” but I definitely didn’t expect to write another one so soon. Let’s dive in.
Canada’s Most Wanted Fugitive, Blood Family Mafia Gang Leader Dave ‘Pik’ Turmel Arrested in Italy
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Canada's most wanted fugitive, Dave "Pik" Turmel, has been arrested in Italy, according to Italian police sources.
The 28-year-old, who had been on the run for over a year, is believed to be the leader of the Blood Family Mafia (BFM).
The notorious street gang is involved in brutal turf wars with the Hells Angels in Quebec during which victims have been tortured and have had their limbs amputated.
In a news release issued Friday in response to CBC News inquiries, Rome District Police announced they arrested the head of "a notorious criminal organization." Turmel was not named in the release, but in a call with CBC News, police confirmed the individual arrested was indeed Turmel.
The 28-year-old, who had been on the run for over a year, is believed to be the leader of the Blood Family Mafia (BFM).
The notorious street gang is involved in brutal turf wars with the Hells Angels in Quebec during which victims have been tortured and have had their limbs amputated.
In a news release issued Friday in response to CBC News inquiries, Rome District Police announced they arrested the head of "a notorious criminal organization." Turmel was not named in the release, but in a call with CBC News, police confirmed the individual arrested was indeed Turmel.
DOJ Looks to Possibly Merge the DEA and ATF, Memo Reveals
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US Justice Department considers merging DEA, ATF in major shakeup, a memo says. This comes amidst previous comments by FBI Director Kash Patel of combining a portion of the ATF into the FBI. FBI Director Kash Patel is also serving as the ATF's Acting Director, in an unusual dual role.
Trump has nominated Terry Cole, a longtime law enforcement veteran, to lead the DEA, though he has not yet named a permanent head of the ATF.
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US Justice Department considers merging DEA, ATF in major shakeup, a memo says. This comes amidst previous comments by FBI Director Kash Patel of combining a portion of the ATF into the FBI. FBI Director Kash Patel is also serving as the ATF's Acting Director, in an unusual dual role.
Trump has nominated Terry Cole, a longtime law enforcement veteran, to lead the DEA, though he has not yet named a permanent head of the ATF.
The potential merger of the ATF and DEA would represent one of the biggest shakeups of the Justice Department's law enforcement components since following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Owner of DEL Records, Ángel del Villar Found Guilty of Violating Kingpin Act with Sanctioned Music Promoter
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The CEO of a Latin music conglomerate and his talent agency were found guilty by a jury today of conspiring to violate the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act by conducting business with a recently slain Guadalajara-based concert promoter designated for money laundering for the CJNG cartel and Los Cuinis.
José Ángel Del Villar, 44, of Huntington Beach, California, the CEO of DEL Records and its related talent agency Del Entertainment Inc., was found guilty of 10 counts of violating the Kingpin Act and 1 count of Conspiracy to Transact in Property of Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers in Violation of the Kingpin Act.
Co-defendant Del Entertainment, as a corporate business entity, was also found guilty of all the same 11 counts.
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The CEO of a Latin music conglomerate and his talent agency were found guilty by a jury today of conspiring to violate the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act by conducting business with a recently slain Guadalajara-based concert promoter designated for money laundering for the CJNG cartel and Los Cuinis.
José Ángel Del Villar, 44, of Huntington Beach, California, the CEO of DEL Records and its related talent agency Del Entertainment Inc., was found guilty of 10 counts of violating the Kingpin Act and 1 count of Conspiracy to Transact in Property of Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers in Violation of the Kingpin Act.
Co-defendant Del Entertainment, as a corporate business entity, was also found guilty of all the same 11 counts.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
CDG Leader Mario Pelón Dead
By Itzli & Char.
According to court records, former Cártel del Golfo (CDG, Gulf Cartel) leader Mario Armando “El Pelón” Ramírez Treviño, also known as “X-20”, died on March 13, 2025.
Cartel Background
Mario Armando Ramírez Treviño, nicknamed “El Pelón” was born March 5, 1962. He was once an investigative police officer and allegedly a former drug addict. It is unclear when he joined the CDG, although he is mentioned as having been a bodyguard of Osiel Cárdenas Guillén and was identified in 2003 as being part of the cell under the command of Gregorio “El Goyo” Sauceda Gamboa, who was head of plaza in Reynosa. When “El Goyo”, also known as “Metro 2”, was removed by force in October 2006, “Mario Pelón”, along with Flavio “El Amarillo” Méndez Santiago, was in charge of kidnapping him and his lieutenants.
Thereafter, “Mario Pelón” worked under the command of and was frequently in contact with the new head of plaza in Reynosa, Jaime “El Hummer” González Durán. By September 2008, “Mario Pelón” had received the code name “X-20” and was among the sixteen high ranking members of La Compañía that were indicted by the United States as part of Project Reckoning. Following the arrest of “El Hummer” in November 2008, “Mario Pelón” worked under Samuel “Metro 3” Flores Borrego, who had been reassigned from Miguel Alemán to Reynosa as head of plaza for the CDG. Part of La Escuela de El Metro 3, a May 2009 indictment in the United States described “Mario Pelón” as second-in-command in and around Reynosa, prompting a reward of $5 million being offered for information leading to his arrest.
It appears that “Mario Pelón” was assigned as head of plaza in Río Bravo, where he created a subgroup of underlings known as Los Panteras at some point. Furthermore, it seems that he was transferred to Ciudad Victoria around June 2010. Following the September 2, 2011 killing of “Metro 3”, “Mario Pelón” was assigned as head of plaza in Reynosa by the co-leader of the CDG, Jorge Eduardo “El Coss” Sánchez Costilla.
It was at this point that “Mario Pelón” worked with Héctor David “Metro 4” Delgado Santiago and met with Rafael “El Junior” Cárdenas Vela to discuss the killing of “Metro 3”, where it was agreed that “El Coss” was responsible. Around this timeframe, the independent Los Metros Faction was created, with “Mario Pelón” reported as its leader. In October 2011, “El Coss” loyalists, including Juan Roberto “El Primo” Rincón Rincón, code name “X-5”, and Jose Luis “El Wicho” Zúñiga Hernandez, code name “XW”, were driven out of Río Bravo and “Mario Pelón” placed members of Los Panteras as heads of plaza there and in Nuevo Progreso.
Los Zetas, who had created a stronghold in San Fernando, began attacking Valle Hermoso in November 2011, posing a threat to the Los Metros Faction from the south. In turn “Mario Pelón”, who was considered to be just as violent as the leadership of Los Zetas, if not more so, began a campaign against Los Zetas in Nuevo Laredo, Nuevo León, San Fernando, Ciudad Victoria, and southern Tamaulipas in March 2012.
Both “Mario Alberto “El Gordo” Cárdenas Guillén” and “El Coss” were arrested within a span of a week in September 2012 and many expected “Mario Pelón” to become the leader of a reunified CDG. Despite the speculation, there is no evidence that this occurred; instead the Los Metros Faction stayed independent and we see Homero “El Majadero” Cárdenas Guillén becoming leader of the CDG Matamoros Faction.
With the killing of “Metro 4” in January 2013 Miguel “El Gringo” Villarreal was blamed, although the fallout was not evident until the night of March 10, 2013. That evening, “El Gringo” and another member of La Escuela de El Metro 3, Jesús “El Puma” Ramón García, along with several of their associates were called to a meeting, where they were killed as ordered by “Mario Pelón”. Thereafter, a convoy of around 20-50 vehicles swept the city of Reynosa for several hours, killing any associates of “El Gringo” and “El Puma” that could be found in the city. Over the next few days, associates were also hunted down in the Ribereña. The death toll remains unknown, although estimates of around 60 individuals killed have been reported and possibly going as high as 150.
Five months later, 24 members of the Los Metros Faction were arrested in the municipality of Guerrero by the Mexican military. Among them were two bodyguards of “Mario Pelón” who provided officials with information to locate him and he was arrested on August 17, 2013 in Reynosa. The leadership of the Los Metros Faction becomes somewhat unclear for a period thereafter, although some would claim that “Mario Pelón” continued to lead from prison prior to being extradited to the United States in December 2017.
It should be noted that there are various alternative narratives regarding “Mario Pelón”. For instance, the killing of “Metro 3” and/or “Metro 4” have been attributed to “Mario Pelón” according to some sources. In a similar vein, there are claims that “Mario Pelón” was never truly the leader of the Los Metros Faction and was merely trying to seize power up until his arrest.
Post Extradition
In February 2019, “Mario Pelón” entered a plea agreement and has been quietly serving his prison sentence in the United States. On February 21, 2024, “Mario Pelón”, who was described as “pale, gaunt, and breathing heavily” as he was in need of a kidney and liver transplant, gave recorded testimony to authorities regarding Rubén “El Menchito” Oseguera González, who he was first imprisoned with in 2014. After being released and rearrested in June 2015, “El Menchito” was placed two cells down from “Mario Pelón”, with only Servando “La Tuta” Gómez Martínez between them.
According to “Mario Pelón”, Omar “Z-42” Treviño Morales was also imprisoned with them and at one point relayed a message from his brother Miguel Ángel “Z-40” Treviño Morales to “El Menchito”, requesting that he ask his father to sell him a ton of cocaine in Veracruz for $15 million. In addition, “Mario Pelón” testified that “El Menchito” asked him for help obtaining weapons.
“El Menchito” was extradited to the United States in February 2020 and turned down a plea agreement in May 2024. During his trial, the recorded testimony of “Mario Pelón” was played as the third witness against “El Menchito” on September 16, 2024, following the testimony of Óscar “El Lobo” Nava Valencia and Elpidio “El Pilo” Mojarro Ramírez.
On March 21, 2025 the United States entered a motion to dismiss the indictment and vacate the sentencing hearing of “Mario Pelón” in the District of Columbia as he had died on March 13, 2025. The circumstances of his death are currently unreported but one can assume it was due to his poor health.
New Mexicali Police Chief Welcomed with Threat from El Ruso
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On March 19th, the Mexicali city council appointed Julian Leyzaola as the city’s new Secretary of Public Security in Mexicali, marking the third leadership change in just six months.
Leyzaola, a former police chief in both Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, is known for his aggressive approach to combating organized crime—earning both praise for his crime-fighting success and criticism for alleged human rights abuses.
Monday, March 24, 2025
CJNG Recruiter "El Lastra" Arrested for Izaguirre Ranch Training Camp Horrors
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Harfuch confirms torture, murder, and online recruitment in relation to the ranch in Teuchitlán. President Claudia Sheinbaum insists that the training camp and the investigation are still under the jurisdiction of the Jalisco State Attorney General's Office.
Harfuch confirms torture, murder, and online recruitment in relation to the ranch in Teuchitlán. President Claudia Sheinbaum insists that the training camp and the investigation are still under the jurisdiction of the Jalisco State Attorney General's Office.
On Friday, the (GN) National Guard arrested José Gregorio Lastra in Mexico City. He had previously tried to hide in Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta and Tala, a town bordering Teuchitlán. Following that arrest and the statements obtained, Harfuch stated: "They went so far as to take the lives of people who resisted training or tried to escape, as well as beat them and tortured them."
Super Cartel Trafficker Edin Gacanin Arrested Again in Dubai
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Bosnian mob boss Edin Gačanin, has been arrested for the second time in Dubai and may now face extradition to the Netherlands.
The Dutch State Prosecutor’s Office had filed criminal charges against Edin Gačanin, who is suspected of smuggling 2,500 kilograms of cocaine, worth tens of millions of euros, into the ports of Rotterdam and Hamburg.
Gačanin’s defense attorneys have reached plea agreements with the State Prosecutor’s Office, to forgo the trial in hopes of a reduced sentence of 7 years in prison and a €1 million fine.
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Bosnian mob boss Edin Gačanin, has been arrested for the second time in Dubai and may now face extradition to the Netherlands.
The Dutch State Prosecutor’s Office had filed criminal charges against Edin Gačanin, who is suspected of smuggling 2,500 kilograms of cocaine, worth tens of millions of euros, into the ports of Rotterdam and Hamburg.
Gačanin’s defense attorneys have reached plea agreements with the State Prosecutor’s Office, to forgo the trial in hopes of a reduced sentence of 7 years in prison and a €1 million fine.
FBI Arrests 12 from Imperial Valley Drug Network Working For Guasave Cartel Leader "Chapo Isidro"
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In a coordinated operation in California, Arizona, Iowa, and Colorado, 12 alleged members of the [Beltran Leyva Cartel cell] of Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, "El Chapo Isidro," were arrested. Six search warrants were executed in Imperial County, and the search continues for 10 more fugitives, some in Mexico.
The 22 alleged members of the transnational drug trafficking organization were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of importing and distributing more than a ton of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine into the United States, laundering illicit proceeds, and attempting to export firearms from the United States to Mexico.
More than 1,000 kilograms of drugs, including methamphetamine, cocaine, and more than 750 kilograms of fentanyl, 10 firearms, and more than $250,000 in narcotics proceeds had been seized.
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In a coordinated operation in California, Arizona, Iowa, and Colorado, 12 alleged members of the [Beltran Leyva Cartel cell] of Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, "El Chapo Isidro," were arrested. Six search warrants were executed in Imperial County, and the search continues for 10 more fugitives, some in Mexico.
The 22 alleged members of the transnational drug trafficking organization were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of importing and distributing more than a ton of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine into the United States, laundering illicit proceeds, and attempting to export firearms from the United States to Mexico.
More than 1,000 kilograms of drugs, including methamphetamine, cocaine, and more than 750 kilograms of fentanyl, 10 firearms, and more than $250,000 in narcotics proceeds had been seized.
Saturday, March 22, 2025
The Possible Capture And Release Of Luis Manuel Pelayo Pelayo, "El Meño" Rumors Grow, As The Mexican Federal Government Stays Quiet On The Violent Events That Took Place In The South Coast Region Of Jalisco On Wednesday, March 19, 2025...
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MARCH 22, 2025
LUIS MANUEL PELAYO PELAYO
EL MEÑO
Violent events were again reported in the Mexican state of Jalisco, now in the south-coast region, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. In the early afternoon, roadblocks with vehicle fires were reported on the outskirts of Autlan de Navarro, which also extended to Villa Purificacion and Casimiro Castillo, considered the south-coast region of Jalisco. The Jalisco Cartel New Generation leader in this region is Luis Manuel Pelayo Pelayo, "El Meño" who went from plaza boss to regional leader and is said to have a close friendship with Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, "Mencho" CJNG Cartel founder and supreme leader.
ROADBLOCKS IN THE SOUTH-COAST REGION OF JALISCO
The roadblocks on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, were reported on Federal Highway 80, Autlan and Union de Tula, Autlan-Casimiro Castillo, Zapotillo, and Autlan-Villa Purificacion roads.
CJNG CARTEL MEMBER CONFIRM CAPTURE OF EL MEÑO
VIDEO TRANSLATION
CJNG MEMBER: No, well Don Meño was captured, Meño was captured, the thing is we wanted to close down the exits but the big boss called us and told us that Meño was taken in a helicopter to stand down, that Meño was not in his territory anymore. Meño was taken quickly in a helicopter and that was that. There was no point for us in creating chaos if Meño was gone. All we did was block entrances and exits but the big boss told us to stand down.
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT KEEPS QUIET ABOUT VIOLENCE IN JALISCO
Reports stated that the raid to capture Luis Manuel Pelayo Pelayo, "El Meño" took place in Lo Arado in Villa Purificacion, Jalisco, where it was reported that the CJNG Cartel once again ambushed the National Guard resulting in at least two casualties. As of March 22, 2025, there is still no confirmation on the capture of El Meño, the Mexican government has chosen to stay quiet.
Friday, March 21, 2025
Family of Kiki Camerena Sues Rafa and Sinaloa Cartel Under Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act
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From an NBC News Article
The family of U.S. federal agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena has filed a lawsuit against the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico and three suspected drug kingpins over his brutal kidnap and murder in 1985.
Camarena, a 37-year-old agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, was abducted in broad daylight off the street of Guadalajara on Feb. 7, 1985. His pilot, Alfredo Zavala-Avelar, was kidnapped near the Guadalajara airport. Both men were interrogated and tortured in an effort to gain information on the DEA’s knowledge of the Cartel’s operations, the federal civil lawsuit says.
They were killed two days after the kidnapping and their bodies were buried in a shallow grave on a rural farm about 60 miles from Guadalajara, the lawsuit says. His story was featured in the first season of the Netflix series "Narcos: Mexico."
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The family of U.S. federal agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena has filed a lawsuit against the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico and three suspected drug kingpins over his brutal kidnap and murder in 1985.
Camarena, a 37-year-old agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, was abducted in broad daylight off the street of Guadalajara on Feb. 7, 1985. His pilot, Alfredo Zavala-Avelar, was kidnapped near the Guadalajara airport. Both men were interrogated and tortured in an effort to gain information on the DEA’s knowledge of the Cartel’s operations, the federal civil lawsuit says.
They were killed two days after the kidnapping and their bodies were buried in a shallow grave on a rural farm about 60 miles from Guadalajara, the lawsuit says. His story was featured in the first season of the Netflix series "Narcos: Mexico."
Thursday, March 20, 2025
CDG Cell Leader/Author of El Cantaritos Massacre Arrested
By Itzli.
The role of the Cártel del Golfo (CDG, Gulf Cartel) in the El Cantaritos Massacre of November 2024 becomes clear with the arrest of José Francisco “Alfa 1”.
The Cantaritos Massacre
As previously reported by Borderland Beat an attack on the Cantaritos bar in the capital city of Querétaro took place on the night of November 9, 2024, leaving 10 dead and 13 injured. In the days that followed word spread that among the dead was Fernando “La Flaca” González Núñez, a member of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) who was targeted by cartel rivals that night, as well as fellow cartel member Jesús “El Chuyón” Arteaga Montenegro.
CJNG in Querétaro
The state of Querétaro was once considered among the safest states in Mexico with it rumored that various cartels had agreed to it being a safe haven for their families and children. By 2009 this began to change with a series of cartels operating there, first Los Beltrán Leyva followed by Los Zetas, who maintained a presence as La Familia Michoacana spread into the state and was eventually replaced by Los Caballeros Templarios, who would also fade away, although a cell that had been lead by Honorio “El Genético” Núñez Vargas before he was killed in 2020 would remain present in San Juan del Río until at least 2022.
By May 2014 the CJNG expanded into Querétaro, with Martín “El Cebollón” Navarro Escutia as their leader in the state and neighboring parts of Guanajuato. Around this same timeframe a former cell of Los Zetas in Guanajuato came under the control of José Antonio “El Marro” Yépez Ortiz and became known as the Cártel de Santa Rosa de Lima (CSRL). Despite the CSRL entering a period of decline following the August 2020 arrest of “El Marro” leaked military records indicated in 2022 that both the CJNG and CSRL were active in the municipalities of Querétaro, Corregidora, Huimilpan, Pedro Escobedo, and San Juan del Río.
Following the Canatritos Massacre, some reporting would indicate that “La Flaca” had been head of plaza in San Juan del Río and four of the aforementioned municipalities were listed as being disputed by the CJNG and CSRL, the exception being Pedro Escobedo, which was absent and Ezequiel Montes listed instead. Reporting from December 2024 indicates that these cartels dispute criminal control seven Pemex pipelines running from a refinery in Tula, Hidalgo to Salamanca, Guanajuato as well as storage and distribution terminals that spur off of them in a number of cities, including San Juan del Río and Celaya, Guanajuato. The cell of “El Genético” was not mentioned, instead Los Hades was listed as operating within the San Juan del Río, Zimapán and Polotitlán area.
The Arrests
With it generally assumed that the CSRL was behind the attack, less than two weeks after the Cantaritos Massacre authorities in Querétaro conducted a number of searches that resulted in the arrest of two of the individuals involved in the massacre and face charges of 50 years in prison. On February 26, 2025 the governor of Querétaro stated that a third individual had been identified and was close to being captured.
On March 20, 2025 it was announced that Mexican authorities had conducted six simultaneous arrest operations in Querétaro, Guanajuato and Yucatán which led to the arrest of nine individuals from a criminal organization, the most notable being cell leaders José Francisco “Alfa 1” Contreras Gómez and Sandra “La Patrona” León Moreno. In mentioning that these arrests were related to the Cantaritos Massacre it was said that one other individual is still being sought.
“Alfa 1”, who is reported to have ordered the Cantaritos Massacre, was arrested in Juriquilla alongside “La Patrona”, who is mentioned as being his wife. With it specified that “La Patrona” is a “operational liaison and leader of another cell, linked to the purchase and sale of drugs” and one of the “principales operadores de una alianza entre grupos criminales”, it appears that she is a ranking member of the CSRL. As for “Alfa 1”, he is described as the leader of Escorpiones cell of the CDG linked to the CSRL.
Furthermore, sources in the Mexican government told a reporter that “Alfa 1” was in charge of directing an alliance of Cártel del Golfo-Escorpiones and Gente Nueva Salazar with the CSRL. The presence of Los Escorpiones in Guanajuato was discussed in part 13 of the bloated CDG Matamoros series, with a focus on a cell that was sent there by José Alberto “La Kena” García Vilano in November 2022 and Escorpiones linked events in the months thereafter. Just prior to this it was written that:
It should be noted that the presence of the CDG in CSRL territory dates back to the leadership of “El Marro”; a CDG cell leader was arrested in Celaya in May 2019 in the same residential division where the mother-in-law of “El Marro” had lived. However, it is unclear which CDG faction he belonged to.
It is now clear that the CDG member arrested in May 2019 was, in fact, “Alfa 1” and an arrest in 2008 has also been mentioned, with his crimes listed as kidnapping, fuel theft, drug sales, homicides, and armed attacks against both rivals and authorities. A claim on twitter states that “Alfa 1” was also responsible for killing Juan Gabriel “El Sierra” Montes Sermeño in November 2023.
3/21/25 Update
After this was published an article came out that provides additional information worth noting. According to am, it was an investigation taking place in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato that led to all these individuals being found. What I didn’t make clear previously is that four gunmen were involved in the Cantaritos Massacre and, as previously mentioned, two were arrested in November 2024. The operation that took place in Yucatán was to arrest José Remedios “El Reme” Araiza Yáñez, the head of sicarios for this cell, who went into hiding in Umán. While the article implies that this happened immediately after the Cantaritos Massacre, “El Reme” is mentioned as being connected to an attack on December 10, 2024. This is at least the fourth arrest of “El Reme”, as the following were listed:
October 9, 2009- Imprisoned for robbery in San Miguel de Allende, released May 14, 2010.
April 22, 2015- Imprisoned for crimes against health in San Miguel de Allende, released April 22, 2015
March 16, 2017- Imprisoned for crimes against health in Guanajuato, released March 10, 2021.
In operations that took place in San Miguel de Allende and various locations in Querétaro the following individuals were arrested:
Abraham Bravo Andrade
Patricia Andrade Ayala
José Juan Gabriel Noria Bautista
Carlos Daniel Noria Ramírez
Daniel Galván Cruz
Ramiro de Jesús Rojas
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