Los Mexicles
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Founded | 1987[1] |
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Founding location | Tennessee Colony,Texas,United States[1] |
Years active | 1987–present |
Territory | Texas and North Mexico |
Ethnicity | Mexicans and Mexican-Americans |
Leader(s) | Jose Marquez (founder)[2] |
Activities | Murder, kidnapping, robbery, drug trafficking, vandalism, money laundering, extortion, people smuggling and illegal immigration[citation needed] |
Allies | La Linea, La Nueva Empresa[3] |
Rivals | Barrio Azteca[4] |
Notable members | Jose Marquez (Leader) |
Los Mexiclesis a Mexicanstreet gangbased inCiudad Juárez, Chihuahua.It is allied to theSinaloa Cartel,a criminal group based inSinaloa.
History
[edit]Most recent Los Mexicles leader Ernesto Alfredo Piñón de la Cruz, also known as "El Neto," was killed in a shootout with Mexican authorities on 5 January 2023.[5]The leader of the Los Mexicles gang got sentenced to life in prison[6]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Mexicles - Prison Gang".prisonoffenders. Archived fromthe originalon 5 July 2012.Retrieved11 July2012.
- ^"Mexican Mafia Leader Sentencted to life in prison".FBI Mexican Mafia Member.U.S Attorneys Office.Retrieved16 October2023.
- ^"Alliances with Los Mexicles".Borderland Beat.Retrieved16 October2023.
- ^"Mexico Violence: Mexiclls".Mexican violence & Gangs.El Paso Times.Retrieved16 October2023.
- ^Resendiz, Julian (January 5, 2022)."Fugitive 'Mexicles' gang leader killed in shootout with police".fox2now.RetrievedJanuary 5,2022.
- ^"Mafia member in prison".FBI Mexican Mafia Member.Us Attorneys office.Retrieved16 October2023.