“El Mayo’s” associate Martin Garcia Corrales “El Tano” is gunned down in Culiacán

The number of people killed in the last twenty-four hours in Sinaloa rose to 7 cases, one of the victims was identified as Martin Garcia Corrales, “El Tano” for whom the United States government offered a reward of 4 million dollars and was part of the group of Ismael “El Mayo Zambada.

7 men were killed in less than 24 hours in Sinaloa, among them a close associate of “El Mayo.”

His body, along with two other males, was found tied with his hands behind his back, his face covered with tape and showing signs of torture and gunshot wounds, on a road leading to the community of Aguaje, in the municipality of Elota, 110 kilometers from Culiacan.

The information that is known is that Martin, along with his brother, Leobardo Garcia Corrales “La Loba”, are considered by the judicial authorities of the American Union, as strong operators in drug trafficking, linked to the Sinaloa Cartel.

A report to the Municipal Police of Elota alerted them that on a dirt road that leads to the community of Aguaje, there were the bodies of three male persons, with faces covered with tape, signs of torture, and gunshot wounds.

One of the victims of robust build, had his hands tied behind his back and was wearing jeans and a t-shirt, while the remaining two, had their faces covered with tape, blows to their bodies, and gunshot wounds, without any type of identification.

The fourth victim was found with her face covered, her hands and feet tied, on a road near the banks of the Culiacán River, very close to the State Congress, where she had bullet wounds and no identification on her clothes.

Near a stream located very close to the Montesierra neighborhood, the bodies of two males were found, with bullet wounds and blows to the body, but their identification has not been found.

A seventh victim of violence was recorded on Gaviota Beach, in the city of Mazatlán, where armed men attacked a couple who were enjoying the sea. At the scene of the incident, the tourist Alejandro “N” aged 20, from Los Angeles, California, died, while the young Karen “N” was injured.

Also, the Sinaloa Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that ‘El Mayo’ Zambada had a former investigative agent as a personal escort.

Regarding his attackers, they managed to flee the scene, despite the operation deployed by the municipal police of the state, while experts from the Attorney General’s Office delimited the location of the attack.

In the Las Quintas subdivision, in Culiacán, the young José Carlos “N”, 21 years old, was shot by unknown persons, near his home, on Xicontencalt Street, for which he had to be admitted to a hospital, without knowing the reason for the attack.

On Cerro del Toro street, in the Cañadas neighborhood, in the state capital, the occupant of a recent model Toyota pickup truck was shot by unknown persons, at the moment he had parked, due to the injuries he suffered he was hospitalized.

The Municipal Police of Culiacán deployed an operation to search for the attackers, who managed to flee the scene, for which the Attorney General’s Office opened an investigation file to identify the victim and his attackers.

Source: EL UNIVERSAL

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