Gabriel Nicolás “N,” alias “El Gabito” or “El 80”—identified as a leader of Los Chapitos in the southern region of Sinaloa—was arrested this Monday, June 1, 2026, in Mazatlán by State Police officers. He was subsequently placed at the disposal of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR), according to the National Registry of Detentions maintained by the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC).
The capture took place in the very same port city where the alleged faction member—belonging to the group headed by Iván Archivaldo and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar—had spent years consolidating his structure of territorial control and criminal operations.
The arrest was recorded at 8:15 p.m. in the Real del Valle neighborhood, along Paseo del Atlántico, within the coastal city. The official record describes him as a male of stocky build and fair complexion, with sparse facial hair (beard and mustache), wearing a brown shirt, black denim trousers, and black sneakers.
An image circulating on social media—which matches the clothing details listed in the National Registry of Detentions (RND)—shows the Los Chapitos operative looking visibly thinner; it remains unclear whether this was an attempt to alter his appearance or due to other circumstances.
A specific detail within the official document reveals that, at the time of his detention, authorities listed his aliases as “no data” in the system—despite the fact that Martínez Larios is widely identified in intelligence reports, *narcocorridos* (drug ballads), and journalistic accounts as “El Gabito” or “El 80.” A query of the system indicates that the detainee was still in transit as of the early hours of this Tuesday morning.
