El Chapo and ex-Mexican government official charged with firearms trafficking Mexican prosecutors recently announced that a group of seven people, including Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and the former Mexican security minister, have been charged for firearm trafficking as part of the “Fast and Furious” gun-running investigation. The operation was lead by the Bureau of Alcohol, … [Read more…]
Mexican cartels are advertising on TikTok Videos and photos of semi-automatic weapons, armored cars, piles of cash, and tiger cubs from Mexican mafia families have flooded the social media phenomenon known as TikTok. About The Mafia TV – YouTube In an attempt to glorify the Mexican mafia culture, members have been posting videos of exotic … [Read more…]
Fifth time is not the charm for ex-Mexican mafia member René Enríquez’s parole Ex-Mexican mafia member René “Boxer” Enríquez, 58, has been denied parole again for the fifth time. He was convicted for several murders in 1989. California Governor Gavin Newsom is obviously not convinced that Enríquez is a reformed man even after spending 27 … [Read more…]
Jose Antonio Yepez Ortiz, better known as “El Marro” (The Sledgehammer), leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, has been arrested by Mexican security forces in the state of Guanajuato. Formed in 2014, the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel wrought havoc and spread violence throughout the north-central parts of Mexico as they fought a … [Read more…]
Mexican mafia member Ramon Alvarez, 45, of Santa Ana, California, was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison on Monday. Alvarez pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges and admitted to placing fellow inmates on “green light” or “hard candy” lists, essentially marking them for murder or assault while serving time within the Orange … [Read more…]
Officials say Mexican mafia member Danny Roman, 64, has been murdered at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in the city of Corcoran. Roman was stabbed multiple times on Wednesday by two fellow inmates. He was rushed to the prison hospital but died only a few minutes later. Officials say the assaults … [Read more…]
The Feds are extremely concerned that the Flores brothers have a significant amount of hidden assets awaiting their release from prison. Pedro “Little Pete” Flores and Margarito “Junior” Flores, were the top distribution lieutenants in the United States for the Sinaloa Cartel’s infamous Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera. Throughout the 2000s they … [Read more…]
El Chino Ántrax, high ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel has been murdered along with his sister, Ada Jimena Aréchiga Gamboa, and brother-in-law, Juan Garcia. The three of them were kidnapped on Friday night while at his sister’s house after a violent exchange of gunfire. They were found on a dirt road in the northwestern … [Read more…]
A member of the Mexican Mafia, arguably the most powerful criminal organization in Southern California, was sentenced to life in prison plus thirty years for murdering a rival 4 years ago. Jose Loza, 41, received a sentence of life in federal prison plus 30 years for the murder at a San Gabriel Valley restaurant of … [Read more…]