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Los Mexicles

Los Mexicles
Founded1987[1]
Founding locationTennessee Colony, Texas, United States[1]
Years active1987–present
TerritoryTexas and North Mexico
EthnicityMexicans and Mexican-Americans
Leader(s)Jose Marquez (founder)[2]
ActivitiesMurder, kidnapping, robbery, drug trafficking, vandalism, money laundering, extortion, people smuggling and illegal immigration [citation needed]
AlliesLa Linea, La Nueva Empresa [3]
RivalsBarrio Azteca [4]
Notable membersJose Marquez (Leader)

Los Mexicles is a Mexican street gang based in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. It is allied to the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal group based in Sinaloa.

History

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

  1. ^ a b "Mexicles - Prison Gang". prisonoffenders.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Mexican Mafia Leader Sentencted to life in prison". FBI Mexican Mafia Member. U.S Attorneys Office. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Alliances with Los Mexicles". Borderland Beat. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Mexico Violence: Mexiclls". Mexican violence & Gangs. El Paso Times. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. ^ Resendiz, Julian (January 5, 2022). "Fugitive 'Mexicles' gang leader killed in shootout with police". fox2now.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "Mafia member in prison". FBI Mexican Mafia Member. Us Attorneys office. Retrieved 16 October 2023.


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