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In recent days, Los Chapitos and at least a couple of its armed forces in the north of the country captured the attention of the media due to a peculiar message.
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“It is strictly sale prohibited, manufacturing, transportation or any type of business that involves the substance known as fentanyl“, could be read in the blankets placed by the group of “Chapo” children in various parts of Sinaloa during the morning of October 2.
Your threat was replicated three days later The Pelonesa cell that operates under the instructions of Los Chapitos and is responsible for carrying out armed raids in Sonora.
In their narcomantas, they warned that the prohibition would extend to Sonoyta and Caborca. “Whoever does not comply with the order must face the consequences,” they wrote.
Given the appearance of these threats, doubts began to circulate regarding this criminal cell and its leading figures.
According to unofficial reports released since July 2023, the person in charge of Los Pelones would be someone named Omar Felix “L”identified with the alias of “El Pelón de Sonoyta” or “El 08”.
Presumably, with the help of this individual, Los Pelones would have managed to establish themselves in municipalities such as San Luis Río Colorado, Pitiquito, Sonoyta and some areas of Caborca.
“El Pelón”, according to reports reported by the local press in Sonora, would be one of the main generators of violence in the region and would even have coordinated with individuals known as “The Durango” and “The Duracell” to expand Los Chapitos operations towards the Mexicali Valley and compete for the place The Russiansarmed wing that works for Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada.
In addition to Los Pelones, another armed wing of Los Chapitos is present in Sonora: The hunterswhose main base of operations is in the municipality of Altar.
The leader of this faction is Jesus Humberto Limon Lopezalias “El Chubeto” or “El Cazador” or “El Noveno”, who although he was arrested on June 11, 2021, maintains his influence as a coordinator in the trafficking of weapons, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, crystal and fentanyl to the United States. .
Both divisions of Los Chapitos are pointed out as those responsible for disputing, from two different fronts, the north of the state to the Caborca Cartelpreviously led by Rafael Caro Quintero and kept afloat thanks to relatives of the capo such as Rodrigo Omar Páez Quintero—Rafael’s nephew arrested in April 2023—.
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