A Sinaloa Cartel gang member aligned with El Chapo’s son in a gangland civil war was killed in a gunfight with Mexican authorities attempting to take him into custody, according to a government officials.
Jorge Humberto “El Perris” Figueroa, a member of “El Chapitos” faction which is aligned with the ex-Mexican kingpin’s incarcerated son Ovidio Guzman, opened fire on Mexican military members Friday as they attempted to arrest him, according to the Mexican government.
The United States had placed a $1 million reward for any information that would lead to the arrest of “El Perris” on charges of conspiracy to import and distribute fentanyl to the United States.
“As part of the strategy to build peace in Sinaloa, an operation was carried out to arrest Jorge Humberto, alias “El Perris,” Mexico’s secretary of state Omar Garcia Harfuch wrote on X.
“This person is identified as one of the main orchestrators of the attacks on authorities in 2019 in Culiacan, in addition to being related to homicides and kidnappings that affected the peace and tranquility of Sinaloa society,” Harfuch concluded.
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