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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
The border

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
The border

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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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
The border

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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Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán looks up as a DEA agent stands beside him after his extradition to the United States in January 2017
Archive photo · U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration · Photo details and license
Nationwide

‘Angustiadísimo’: El Chapo Offered to Give Up Sinaloa Cartel Secrets to Save Sons Kidnapped by El Mencho’s CJNG in Puerto Vallarta, Ex-Security Chief Says

Renato Sales Heredia, Mexico’s national security commissioner under Peña Nieto, says El Chapo offered information on the Sinaloa Cartel in exchange for help rescuing sons kidnapped by the CJNG in Puerto Vallarta in 2016.

September 28, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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A quiet cobblestone street in El Quelite, Sinaloa, lined with a tiled portico, ornate lampposts and trees
Archive photo · S. Alexis · Photo details and license
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Shot At in El Quelite, 14 Homemade Bombs Found: Mexican Forces Arrest 8 Around Mazatlán, Including Alleged Los Mayos Operator ‘El Fantasma’ and Chapitos Member ‘El Prieto’

Mexican forces arrested eight people around Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and seized 19 firearms, more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition, 14 homemade explosive devices and 415 fentanyl pills in seven operations, Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch announced…

September 25, 2026 · The Narco Blog