Gente Novedosa (criminal organization) Gente Novedosa Los Chapos Foundation 1993-present Leader JosĂ© Antonio Torres Marrufo, popular as âel Marrufoâ Jesus Gregorio âEl R-5â Francisco Estevane (2020 â Present).?El Jona? The site of origin of Sonora, Mexico? Territory Acapulco Chihuahua Town JuaĂĄrez Sinaloa Mexicali
Assassins arrive from Sinaloa, Puebla, Sonora and MichoacĂĄn to kill local drug traffickers. They arrive at Tecate and Tijuana, commanded by Zambada and Oseguera. Now they have executed 4 leaders in BC. May, the bloodiest month for the mayor of Tecate, DarĂo BenĂtez: in 18 days he registers eleven homicides, 12 disappearances and one deprivation that ended in a homicide
the little boys
This track is also known as Los Inferiores. Until last January 5, it was headed by three of the ten recognized children of JoaquĂn GuzmĂĄn Loera, El Chapo: Archivaldo IvĂĄn GuzmĂĄn Salazar, El Chapito; JesĂșs Alfredo GuzmĂĄn Salazar, Alfredito, and Ovidio GuzmĂĄn LĂłpez, the Rat. The arrest of the latter was a blow suffered by the entire Cartel and, particularly, this branch. He is the one much more predisposed to cruelty. They work on the outskirts of CuliacĂĄn.
In Sinaloa, he works in the Choix town hall, with Adelmo NĂșñez Molina, who calls himself Señor, el Cero or el Lemus. Other middle leaders are: Miguel Valerio Cervantes Tapia, in Mocorito and Angostura; Angle Hector De Rome; EfraĂn Trejo Retamoza, in San Ignacio, CosalĂĄ, Tamaula and San Dimas.
Rafael Costoso Quintero
Rafael Costoso Quintero, popular as the «narco of the narcos» and a fugitive since 2013, was arrested on July 15, 2022 by the Mexican Navy. Before his arrest, Costoso Quintero was still active in drug trafficking along with «El Mayo» Zambada and the two would be the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel at that time, according to a DEA study.