Los operadores criminales apodados “El Lince” y “El R1” encabezan el último bastión de resistencia de los hijos de Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán en el municipio de Los Cabos
La Paz and Los Cabos remain in the crosshairs, as the criminal organizations of La Mayiza and La Chapiza continue their conflict. While a portion of the capital and another in San José del Cabo—in the south—continue their resistance, the followers of Ismael Zambada Sicairos’s movement, also known as Mayito Flaco, MF, and/or El Caballero, have seized control of Baja California Sur. Beaches and islands.
Among the visible leaders, according to military intelligence sources, are the Lynx, as the leader of San José del Cabo, and R1, as an operational member for the allies of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera’s sons.
Among the visible leaders, according to military intelligence sources, are the Lynx, as the head of San José del Cabo, and R1, as an operational member for the allies of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera’s sons.
The violence reached La Paz, and on June 17, a security operation was deployed in the vicinity of Hermenegildo Galeana and 16 de Septiembre streets in the Vicente Guerrero neighborhood, after the kidnapping of a man approximately 30 years old, identified as Jesús Arturo Villalobos Castro, nicknamed R2, was reported. He was allegedly kidnapped by a group of about six armed individuals.
The incident occurred on Wednesday morning, but authorities were notified around 12:30 p.m. via a call to the 911 emergency number. According to initial reports, a woman went to the residence—whose elderly occupants—and they informed her that hours earlier, at least six armed men had violently broken into the home.
The incident occurred on Wednesday morning, but authorities were notified around 12:30 p.m. via a call to the 911 emergency number. Municipal police officers arrived at the scene as first responders, finding personnel from the State Attorney General’s Office (PGJE) assigned to the Specialized Kidnapping Unit already initiating the preliminary investigation.
The initial police report indicated that the family member who alerted authorities stated she did not know any further details about the perpetrators and, due to fear of reprisals or personal reasons, expressed her intention not to get involved in the case, explicitly requesting that the call be canceled.
That same day, Enrique Cruz Romero Barrera, alias Cruz, was also kidnapped in the municipality of La Paz. While no further details were released, it was learned that armed men abducted him from a residence at 5:00 a.m., hours before Jesús Arturo was kidnapped.
