Press Release: "El Primito" Sanctioned by OFAC

 El Armadillo for Borderland Beat from OFACWASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three Mexican nationals and two Mexico-based entities involved in a drug trafficking and fuel theft network linked to the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). This network generates hundreds of millions of dollars annually,...

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MF And The La Chapiza Criminal Groups Involved In Heavy Clashes In Potrerillos Del Norote, Elota, Sinaloa. Clashes Extended To Surrounding Communities April 28, 2025

 CHAR APRIL 29, 2025Heavy clashes with armored vehicles were reported on the night of April 28, 2025, in Potrerillos Del Norote, Elota, Sinaloa, between La Mayiza/MF against the La Chapiza/Los Chapitos. Both criminal groups have continued to clash for almost eight months. In a previous post, La Mayiza announced their arrival in Potrerillos Del Norote by hanging...

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Eleven Bodies Found In Clandestine Grave In Costa Rica Municipality South Of Culiacan, Sinaloa. MF And Los Chapitos Forces Clashes Continue. APRIL 25, 2025

CHAR APRIL 28, 2025 INFORMATION BY LUZ NOTICIAS VDEO TRANSLATION We can't forget that this week one of the most significant events was the discovery of clandestine graves with around 11 bodies inside. Yesterday, Governor Rubén Rocha Moya revealed that most of the bodies in this Mezquitillo Culiacán grave are recent, meaning they haven't been there...

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Brother of 'El Mencho' Antonio Oseguera Cervantes 'Tony Montana' asks Washington D.C. judge for more time to negotiate agreement

 CHARAPRIL 28, 2025 Arturo ÁngelNew York / 04/26/2025 03:29:00Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, alias Tony Montana, brother of Nemesio Oseguera "El Mencho," leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., for more time to negotiate a possible plea deal with prosecutors and thus avoid a trial.In a letter signed by his defense...

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Violence In Choix, Sinaloa, Continues Heavy Clashes And Drones With Explosives Being Used By Criminal Groups. Violence In Northern Sinaloa Explodes

CHAR APRIL 28, 2025Video posted by LUZ NOTICIAS VIDEO TRANSLATION In the northern region, this issue of the clashes in the Choix mountains continues.Yesterday, a video was made publicin which the Choix mountains were allegedly attacked by drones.Some vehicles were completely burned.These vehicles were burned.You can see them on screen. I invite you to go to...

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Montreal Mafia and Hells Angels Reach Peace Agreement After Years Long War in Canada

"Socalj" for Borderland BeatFrom a La Presse Article Opposed in a bloody conflict not so long ago, the Sicilian clan of the Montreal Mafia and a group of Montreal Hells Angels led by Martin Robert have reportedly decided to make peace in recent months, in the face of the rise of emerging groups that threaten their hegemony."Currently, we see that there is indeed a potential...

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Criminal Group had nearly 3,000 explosives! Army searches and secures home in El Huajote, Concordia, Sinaloa. April 25, 2025

CHAR APRIL 27, 2025VIDEO TRANSLATION Yesterday, a very important seizure of explosive devices was carried out. These improvised explosives, which unfortunately are increasingly common in their use by organized crime, and many of these devices are launched from drones. Criminals are also introducing technology to this.Yesterday, members of the Mexican army made a...

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Drone Footage Shows Assassination of Baja California Sur Narcotics Investigator, Former Governor Cota Montaño's Nephew

"Socalj" for Borderland BeatCommander Ulises Omar Cota Montaño, of the State Criminal Investigation Agency (AMIC) of the Attorney General's Office of the State of Baja California Sur, was shot dead on Tuesday afternoon in the city of La Paz.The officer belonged to the Criminal Investigation Agency of the PGJE (General Directorate of Justice of the State of Buenos Aires) and...

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Michoacan-Jalisco-Guanajuato Dozens Of Roadblocks With Semi-Trailers Set On Fire By "CJNG" Cartel. Mexican Government Downplays Violents Events On April 23, 2025

"Char" APRIL 24, 2025 VIDEO TRANSLATION Saucedo is an expert on security issues, national security too, of course, David. Thank you very much. Thank you for your patience in allowing me to come on air. Nice to meet you. How are you, Pepe? Nice to meet you. To the audience, at your service. Thank you very much. The concern is everyone's. What's happening...

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María del Carmen member of, 'Guerreros Buscadores De Jalisco', and her son Jaime Daniel Ramírez were murdered In Tlajomulco, Jalisco

 "Char"April 24, 2025Román OrtegaA member of the Guerreros Buscadores collective of Jalisco and her 26-year-old son were murdered Wednesday night in the park of the Las Villas subdivision, in the municipality of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga.The two were María del Carmen Morales and her son, Jaime Daniel Ramírez Morales, who were searching for Ernesto Julián Ramírez Morales, María...

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RICO Charges Filed Against Dozens of Tren de Aragua and Anti-Tren Gang Members

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat Two superseding indictments were unsealed charging 27 individuals currently or formerly associated with the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA) with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking conspiracy, drug trafficking conspiracy, robbery, and firearms offenses. The first superseding indictment (the “TdA Indictment”)...

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Walgreens Reaches Settlement with DOJ, Agrees to Pay $350 Million for its Part in the Opioid Crisis

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat The Justice Department, together with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), today announced a $300 million settlement with Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreen Co., and various subsidiaries (collectively, Walgreens) to resolve allegations that the national chain...

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Los Chapitos Cartel Captured And Interrogated A La Mayiza or MF Member. The Captive Confirms MF Leaders Are Behind The Attack Of The Municipal Police Booth; One officer reported dead In Los Huizaches Sector Culiacan, Sinaloa.

 "Char" April 19, 2025 In the early hours of Tuesday, April 15, 2025, the municipal police booth located in the Los Huizaches neighborhood in Culiacan, Sinaloa, was viciously attacked by gunfire. Hundreds of bullet casings were found at the police booth. As a result of the attack, a municipal police officer who was clocking out from work was killed when he was...

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Intelligence Reports Claim Mexican Cartels Plotted Assassination of Ecuador’s President Noboa

 "Socalj" for Borderland BeatEcuador has declared a state of “maximum alert” over an assassination plot against President Daniel Noboa.In a statement entitled “The revenge of the bad losers” issued early on Saturday, the Ministry of Government said “all security protocols have been activated” due to the threat emanating from “criminal organizations, in collusion with...

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La Chapiza Cartel Sends Brutal Message In Good Friday To Los Cabrera/MF In El Rosario , Sinaloa, Two Bodies Dismembered And Narco Banner Found.

 "Char" April 18, 2025 The Sinaloa Civil War between La Mayiza/MF and Los Chapitos/La Chapiza continues, and a peace treaty at the moment does not seem possible. The morning of this Good Friday, April 18, 2025, various reputable Sinaloa news sites, including "NOROESTE," reported the finding of two dismembered bodies, a man and a woman along with a narco...

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