{"id":2781,"date":"2026-03-06T21:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/el-burro-armed-wing-of-los-chapos-falls-html\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T21:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:19:00","slug":"el-burro-armed-wing-of-los-chapos-falls-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/el-burro-armed-wing-of-los-chapos-falls-html\/","title":{"rendered":"El Burro, the Armed Wing of Los Chapos, Falls in Baja California Sur"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The leader of the \u201cLos Burros\u201d (Chapos) cell was captured in Puerto San Carlos, Comond\u00fa municipality. He is one of those responsible for confronting \u201cLos Venados\u201d (Mayos) in the Northern Zone.<\/div>\n
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In a coordinated operation between federal and state forces comprising the Security Council, the capture of a high-priority target operating in northern Baja California Sur for the Sinaloa Cartel, specifically for \u201cLos Chapos,\u201d was confirmed.<\/div>\n
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The arrest is of Francisco \u201cN,\u201d alias \u201cEl Burro,\u201d the armed wing of the cell identified as \u201cLos Burros,\u201d which operates in the Northern Zone, primarily in the community of Guerrero Negro, Muleg\u00e9 municipality.<\/div>\n
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His capture occurred on the night of Thursday, March 5, in the town of Puerto San Carlos, Comond\u00fa municipality, following a surveillance and crime prevention operation by members of the Mexican Navy and the Municipal Police, who intercepted a black pickup truck.<\/div>\n
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The crew members displayed aggressive behavior and insulted the officers, leading to their initial arrest for disturbing the peace. However, upon verifying their information at the Public Security facilities, the identity of one of the detainees was confirmed. He had an outstanding arrest warrant for aggravated kidnapping.<\/div>\n
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Unofficial information confirmed that the man is Francisco Javier Ibarra Romo, alias \u201cEl Burro,\u201d identified as the leader of the criminal cell \u201cLos Burros,\u201d based in Guerrero Negro. According to intelligence reports, this group is actively fighting in the northern part of the state to prevent the \u201cLos Mayos\u201d faction from gaining control of the territory.<\/div>\n
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In addition to the capture of one of the main instigators of violence in the region, the State Security Council, made up of the Navy, Army, National Guard, Attorney General’s Office and the State Attorney General’s Office, reiterated that joint operations will continue permanently to try to capture other priority targets in the 5 municipalities.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The distance between Puerto San Carlos and the Comond\u00fa municipality.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

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Source:\u00a0Zeta Tijuana<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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