Who are the Cabrera Sarabia brothers, accused of “Los Chapitos”?

Culiacán, Sinaloa.― The morning of this Thursday, October 3, Culiacán woke up with a series of narcomantas signed by “La Chapiza CDS” and addressed to President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, in which they accuse the brothers José Luis and Alejandro Cabrera Sarabiaif generators of violence in the states of Durango and Zacatecasbut who are they? Here is everything that is known about them.

This group allegedly supports the “Los Mayitos” faction, with which they have been fighting in Sinaloa for more than a month.

Where did they place the narco-messages addressed to Claudia Sheinbaum?

The messages addressed to President Sheinbaum were hanging on bridges of important roads in Culiacán such as Álvaro Obregón avenue both north and south, as well as the Black Bridge in the vicinity of Sinaloa Congressaccording to Process.

And it is that the guerra between the factions of the children of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García, and those of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, worsened since September 9 and when speech was cut 138 intentional homicides, according to official data from research folders cited by Reform Groupso heThe figure is presumed to be much higher.

The truth is that the messages addressed to Claudia Sheinbaum this Thursday in different parts of the city occur almost a week after the brochures against “<a href="https://www.archyde.com/zones-of-the-sinaloa-cartel-and-extreme-poverty-amlo-and-morenas-tough-vote-mexico-in-dw-d-w/" title="Zones of the Sinaloa Cartel and extreme poverty: AMLO and Morena's tough vote | Mexico in DW | D.W.”>Los Chapitos” were launched from small planes in several municipalities of Sinaloa.

And now the faction of the Sinaloa Cartel led by the Guzmán Salazar brothers decided to respond by placing narcomantas, in which they accuse two members of the rival group of the current wave of violence in Durango and Zacatecas. And this is what is known about the Cabrera Sarabia brothers, pointed out by “Los Chapitos”.

What does the narcomanta addressed to the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, say?

Although the authorities they withdrew quickly the narco messages, several people managed to take photographs to both blankets. In one of them, Los Chapitos sent the following message to the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo:

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“Chairwoman. These characters are the cause of all the violence in the state of Durango and Zacatecas, responsible for murders of innocent people, floor charges to sawmills, mines, brothels, cargo trucks, restaurants, piracy, construction companies, etc. Now they want to do the same in the municipalities of Mazatlán and Culiacán.”

Who are the Cabrera Sarabia brothers, identified by Los Chapitos?

Along with said message, there were the photographs and names of the accused, identified as José Luis ―““El JL”― and Alexander ―“The 02”― Cabrera Sarabia; two of four brothers who, according to United States authorities, had already been working for the Pacific Cartel since 1996.

Sponsors of “El Mayito Flaco”

According to the narcomantas, José Luis and Alejandro Cabrera Sarabia currently serve as sponsors of Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “El Mayito Flaco”; he son of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada who currently directs La Mayiza.

In this regard, it stands out that both brothers were designated by the US Treasury Department in March 2018, after being identified as suppliers of heroin and marijuana for the Sinaloa Cartel.

“The Cabrera Sarabia brothers are being designated for materially assisting, supporting, providing services and/or acting on behalf or representing Ismael Zambada García, the Sinaloa Cartel and/or Joaquín Guzmán Loera,” reads a statement. document.

According to an investigation by the Drug Control Administration (DEAfor its acronym in English), José Luis, Alejandro and his other two brothers ―Felipe and Luis Alberto― began playing a key role in the notorious drug cartel since 1996 through the trafficking of marijuana, cocaine and heroin.

For its part, data from the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) of 2011 report that the Cabrera Sarabia, natives of the Vasco Gil community in Canelas, Durango, initially dedicated themselves to marijuana planting and cultivation activities in the mountainous area of ​​the state of Durango.

Felipe, the brother with the greatest leadership

Felipe Cabrera Sarabia, identified as “El Inge” and “The King of Heroine”became the most notorious of the four brothers.

Born on March 17, 1978, he became lieutenant of “El Mayo” Zambada in Durango, where he controlled large-scale marijuana and poppy growing operations. The US states that it was also responsible for transporting drugs into its territory.

“Felipe Cabrera Sarabia also obtained tons of cocaine from Zambada García and transported the cocaine to the United States, specifically to the Chicago, Illinois area,” reads a report.

In 2011, at 50 years of age, “El Inge” was captured. 9 years later, on June 12, 2020, he was extradited to the country of stars and stripes to face three accusations of drug trafficking.

“The violence with which Cabrera Sarabia Maintaining control of his criminal activities helped him rise in importance within ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán’s organization, becoming a key player in drug trafficking; even provide security for this boss in his area of ​​operation in the Sierra de Durango“, reported at the time Army Mexican.

After his arrest, his brother Alejandro assumed control of the family criminal organization.

“He helped Zambada García transport tons of narcotics to the United States through the state of Baja California,” he in turn accused. EU.

In 2012, Alberto Cabrera Sarabia, “El Arqui”, He died in a confrontation with the Armed Forces in Canatlán, Durango. A year later, authorities arrested Alejandro Cabrera Sarabia in Culiacán, although he is currently said to be operating at large.

“El Mayo” Zambada was protected by the Cabrera Sarabia brothers

According to the journalist Anabel Hernandez García, a few years ago, the now former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel used to spend much of his time in El Álamo, a small town in Culiacán surrounded by leafy trees, rural roads and approximately 200 inhabitants.

However, the Mexican communicator says that in recent years, derived from the conflict that her faction has with Los Chapitos, the notorious drug trafficker was forced to leave his lands and move.

“Due to the deadly tension between ‘Los Zambada’ and ‘Los Chapitos’, It is stated that ‘El Mayo’ spent a long time in Durango, where he felt protected by the Cabrera Sarabia brothers, his partners in drug trafficking for years, and in Sonora,” revealed writer Anabel Hernández García in her column to Deutschewelle last July 30.

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