Los Mexicles

Los Mexicles
Founded	1987
Founding location	Tennessee Colony, Texas, United States (formation)Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico (current base)
Years active	1987–present
Territory	Texas and North Mexico
Ethnicity	Mexicans and Mexican-Americans
Leader	José Márquez (founder)
Activities	Murder, kidnapping, robbery, drug trafficking, vandalism, money laundering, extortion, people smuggling and illegal immigration [citation needed]
Allies	Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG); La Línea; La Nueva Empresa
Rivals	Barrio Azteca; Mexico; United States
Notable members	José Márquez (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 2 "Mexicles - Prison Gang". prisonoffenders.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
↑ "Mexican Mafia Leader Sentencted to life in prison". FBI Mexican Mafia Member. U.S Attorneys Office. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
↑ "Alliances with Los Mexicles". Borderland Beat. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
↑ "Mexico Violence: Mexiclls". Mexican violence & Gangs. El Paso Times. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
↑ Resendiz, Julian (January 5, 2022). "Fugitive 'Mexicles' gang leader killed in shootout with police". fox2now.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
↑ "Mafia member in prison". FBI Mexican Mafia Member. Us Attorneys office. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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[prisonoffenders-1] 1 2 "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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Founded	1987^[1]
Founding location	Tennessee Colony, Texas, United States (formation)^[1]Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico (current base)
Years active	1987–present
Territory	Texas and North Mexico
Ethnicity	Mexicans and Mexican-Americans
Leader	José Márquez (founder)^[2]
Activities	Murder, kidnapping, robbery, drug trafficking, vandalism, money laundering, extortion, people smuggling and illegal immigration ^{[citation needed]}
Allies	Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) La Línea La Nueva Empresa^[3]
Rivals	Barrio Azteca^[4] Mexico United States
Notable members	José Márquez (Leader)