Mexican authorities arrested seven members of a Sinaloa Cartel cell linked to murders and other violent crimes in the border state of Baja California over the past weekend.
Authorities in Baja California announced the arrest of a man known as Martin Ivan aka “El Guacho or Pica Gomas” near the town of La Rumorosa. The man is described as the leader of Los Plebes cell of the Sinaloa Cartel — a group linked to a spike in local crime.Semanario Zeta
, that attack took place on January 7, when gunmen in at least 8 SUVs began firing. The hikers sought cover and stayed on the ground until the gunmen left the scene. The gunfire did not strike the hikers. During a news conference this week by the Baja California Attorney General’s Office, authorities revealed that El Guacho is linked to murders, including one from November when gunmen kidnapped three teens, killing one. Authorities believe the gunmen mistook the teens for rivals. According to General Leopoldo Tizoc Aguilar Durán, the head of Baja California’s State Police, El Guacho also has arrest warrants out of Sinaloa for murder.
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