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U.S. Treasury chart of the Sinaloa Cartel's Los Mayos faction showing Ismael Zambada Sicairos, 'Mayito Flaco,' and designated financial operators including Jorge Mario Vera Ayala and Jeronimo Javier Vera Ayala
Archive photo · U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control · Photo details and license
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Xolo Gas Sanctioned: U.S. Targets a Former Business Partner of Tijuana Xolos Owner Jorge Hank Inzunza — Twin Sons of Hank Rhon’s Late Security Chief

The U.S. Treasury’s Sept. 29, 2026, sanctions on the Sinaloa Cartel’s “Mayito Flaco” network hit Xolo Gas de Baja California and three other companies owned by Jerónimo Javier Vera Ayala, who Mexican outlets report was…

September 30, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Side-by-side U.S. reward posters offering up to $5 million each for René Arzate-García, 'La Rana,' and Alfonso Arzate-García, 'Aquiles,' alleged Sinaloa Cartel Tijuana plaza bosses
Archive photo · U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; DEA · Photo details and license
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Treasury Says ‘Gordo Flubber’ Ordered a 2023 Tijuana Killing: Inside the Sinaloa Cartel Cell of $5 Million Fugitives ‘La Rana’ and ‘Aquiles,’ Across From San Diego

Treasury's Sept. 29 sanctions lay out the Tijuana cell of the Arzate brothers, 'La Rana' and 'Aquiles,' and allege lieutenant 'Gordo Flubber' ordered the 2023 killing of a money exchange's former owner.

September 29, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda speaking at a podium with two microphones, wearing a white blouse with embroidered flowers
Archive photo · Cuartoscuro · Photo details and license
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‘I Deny Any Relationship With Any Criminal Group’: Carlos Torres Says His Only Sanctioned Business Is a Tijuana Organic Market — as Gov. Marina del Pilar Says She Is Legally Divorced From Him

Carlos Torres, ex-husband of Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar, denies any cartel ties after U.S. sanctions, while the governor's office says they are legally divorced and orders a contract review.

September 29, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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U.S. Treasury chart titled 'Los Mayos Narco-Corruption in Baja California' showing photos of El Ruso, Carlos Alberto Torres Torres, Pedro Ariel Mendívil García, Luis Alfonso Torres Torres, José Ángel Rivera Zazueta, Rafael Buenrostro Martín and Diosvany Chapotín Villalba beside a map of Mexicali
Archive photo · U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control · Photo details and license
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Mexico Blacklists Them Too: All 46 U.S.-Sanctioned ‘Mayito Flaco’ Targets — Including Baja Gov. Marina del Pilar’s Ex-Husband Carlos Torres — Added to Mexico’s Blocked-Persons List

Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit added all 46 people and companies the U.S. sanctioned over Los Mayos ties, including Carlos Torres, to its Blocked Persons List.

September 29, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Two detained men with their faces blacked out stand behind a table of wrapped drug packages and plastic bags in front of a pickup truck, flanked by Mexican Army and National Guard troops and banners
Archive photo · Gobierno de México (Gabinete de Seguridad: Defensa, Guardia Nacional, SSPC) · Photo details and license
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10 Kilos of Fentanyl and 12 of Opium Gum in a Pickup’s Hidden Compartments: Mexican Troops Stop Nearly 100 Kilos of Drugs in San Luis Río Colorado, Across From San Luis, Arizona

Mexican soldiers and National Guard troops at a military checkpoint in rural San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, the border city across from San Luis, Arizona, and about 25 miles south of Yuma, detained two men…

September 28, 2026 · The Narco Blog