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New York Post
24-05-2025
- New York Post
Sinaloa cartel leader aligned with El Chapo's son killed in gunfight with Mexican authorities
A Sinaloa Cartel gang member aligned with El Chapo's son in a gangland civil war was killed in a gunfight with Mexican authorities attempting to take him into custody, according to a government officials. Jorge Humberto 'El Perris' Figueroa, a member of 'El Chapitos' faction which is aligned with the ex-Mexican kingpin's incarcerated son Ovidio Guzman, opened fire on Mexican military members Friday as they attempted to arrest him, according to the Mexican government. Jorge Humberto Figueroa was killed in a gunfight with Mexican authorities who were attempting to arrest him Friday. DEA Advertisement The United States had placed a $1 million reward for any information that would lead to the arrest of 'El Perris' on charges of conspiracy to import and distribute fentanyl to the United States. 'As part of the strategy to build peace in Sinaloa, an operation was carried out to arrest Jorge Humberto, alias 'El Perris,' Mexico's secretary of state Omar Garcia Harfuch wrote on X. 'This person is identified as one of the main orchestrators of the attacks on authorities in 2019 in Culiacan, in addition to being related to homicides and kidnappings that affected the peace and tranquility of Sinaloa society,' Harfuch concluded. Advertisement In that fiery 2019 battle, 'El Chapitos' took on the Mexican army and national guard following the arrest of Ovidio Guzman Lopez — with the now dead 'El Perris' orchestrating the cartel thugs in firefights across Culiacán. Ovidio Guzman Lopez, one of El Chapo's sons, was extradited to the US in 2023. The criminal cartel forces, armed with military grade weapons, outnumbered and out-gunned the Mexican authorities in that guerilla battle, according to reports. Ovidio Guzman Lopez was later controversially released by Mexican authorities who claimed they wanted to avoid further bloodshed. Advertisement However, the son of El Chapo was soon rearrested and was extradited to the United States in 2023 and is currently serving a life sentence at a supermax Colorado prison. Earlier this month, Guzman Lopez struck a deal with the United States government to bring 17 family members stateside, including El Chapo's ex-wife
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ex-Congressman Luis Armando Córdova Díaz Murdered at Starbucks
A former congressman was murdered in a brazen shooting at a Starbucks cafe in Mexico. The ex-Mexican congressman's murder was detailed by the Spanish-language site El Financiero. That news site reported that the 56-year-old ex-politician Luis Armando Cordova Diaz was murdered on May 14, 2025, "inside a Starbucks branch located in the Valle Real subdivision" in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. The murder of Diaz came just hours after a beauty influencer named Valeria Márquez was gunned down in the same city while streaming live on TikTok, The Associated Press reported. There's no evidence the two executions are linked, however, and the motive for both murders is not entirely clear. "He was executed in broad daylight, in an act that reflects the level of violence and impunity in Mexico," PRI Leader Alejandro Moreno said of Diaz's homicide, according to Latin US. According to CNN, though, authorities say the shooting death of Marquez - by an assassin she thought was a delivery man - is "a suspected femicide – the killing of a woman or girl for gender-based reasons." Suspects have not been named in either. The ex-congressman was shot "at least 10 times in the head" when "two men arrived on a motorcycle" as he frequented the Starbucks with his wife and another person, the news site reported. He was a "local and federal deputy for the PRI" in Mexico, El Financiero reported. Video emerged showing the scene's aftermath. According to the Spanish-language site Latin U.S., the former congressman was also the party secretary and was a former mayoral candidate. What is PRI? According to Britannica, the acronym stands for the Institutional Revolutionary Party, which is a "Mexican political party" that "dominated the country's political institutions from its founding in 1929 until the end of the 20th century. Virtually all important figures in Mexican national and local politics belonged to the party,"
