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José Antonio Yépez Ortiz
Mexican drug trafficker
José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, known as El Marro, The Sledgehammer or The Brown, is a Mexican suspected drug lord and huachicolero (fuel thief). Between 2017 and 2020, he served as the leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel (CSRL), a criminal group based in Guanajuato, Mexico.2
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Born Jul 1980.1
About
He was wanted by the Government of Mexico for his active participation in fuel theft. By June 2020, El Marro lost most of their "soldiers" and some territory but they still maintain presence in cities such as Celaya, Cortazar, Salamanca, Juventino Rosas, Santa Rosa de Lima, San Miguel Octopan, Villagrán, Apaseo El Alto and Apaseo El Grande. They are active in organized crime, This territory is also known as "El Triangulo de Las Bermudas". On 2 August 2020, El Marro was captured by state and federal authorities in Juventino Rosas, Guanajuato and was transported to the maximum security federal prison Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1, also known as the "Altiplano".
From Wikipedia’s article on José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Santa Rosa de Lima CartelChair 2017 to Aug 2, 202010
Career
Occupation: drug lord, terrorist, drug trafficker, huachicolero.4
- 2017 to 2020Chair, Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel3
El Marro began his criminal career in 2010, when he directed the transfer of drugs and theft of vehicles. Since January 2018, the Armed Forces initiated a search to find and capture him. Since February, The Navy has cornered him several times, but he has managed to escape law enforcement through various maneuvers including narcoblockades. In 2019, he formed an alliance with an armed wing of the Gulf Cartel called Special Forces Grupo Sombra to counter the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and to contest Guanajuato's plazas.
In July 2019, authorities froze more than $35 million from different accounts belonging to El Marro and the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel. Authorities have also confirmed the desertion of some of Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel's main operators; 14 properties and 129 vehicles have been seized.
On June 11, 2020, Óscar Balderas, a Mexican journalist and expert in organized crime, revealed to Insight Crime journalist Victoria Dittmar that government and a turf war with the rival Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) resulted in the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel losing a significant amount of land in Querétaro, Hidalgo and even their native state of Guanajuato. According to Balderas, “The most recent outbreaks of violence have been the execution of the last soldiers [of the CSRL].” However, some Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel members still remain in certain municipalities of Guanajuato, such as Villagrán. However, the area was not known for still being active in organized crime.
From Wikipedia’s article on José Antonio Yépez Ortiz (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
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- 10WikidataSanta Rosa de Lima Cartel, Chair
- 11Wikimedia CommonsJosé Antonio Yépez Ortiz photo by None (CCTV system), Public domain