SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The list of 29 extradited “narcos” to the United States includes a man arrested in Northern Baja almost three years ago named Hector Eduardo Infante, known as “El Tolín,” leader of “Los Rusos.”
At the time, he was regarded as a man who ran operations for the Sinaloa cartel in Northern Baja and Sonora.
Infante was arrested in Rosarito in July 2022 after a shootout that left one man dead, and a 5-year-old boy wounded in the parking lot of a strip mall.
Infante was moved from a prison in Mexico to the United States this week along with 28 other men believed to have ties to cartels south of the border:
- José Ángel Canobbio Inzunza, alias “El Güerito” or “El 90,” leader of an armed group called “Los Chimales,” which protected Los Chapitos, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s sons.
- Norberto Valencia González, alias “Socialitos,” financial head of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel.
- Evaristo Cruz Sánchez, alias “El Vaquero,” regional leader for the Gulf Cartel.
- José Alberto García Vilano, alias “La Kena,” leader of Los Ciclones in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, a faction of the Gulf Cartel.
- Alder Alfonso Marín Sotelo, in prison for the murder of Ned Byrd, from Wake County, North Carolina.
- Lucio Hernández Lechuga, alias “Z-100” or “El Lucky,” regional leader of Los Zetas in the states of Veracruz, Oaxaca and Puebla.
- Ramiro Pérez Moreno, alias “El Rama,” regional leader for Los Zetas.
- José Rodolfo Villareal Hernández, alias “Gato,” chief operative for the Beltrán Leyva Cartel.
- Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Díaz, alias “Alfa Metro,” regional leader for Los Zetas in the city of Coahuila.
- Rafael Caro Quintero, alias “Don Rafa,” founder of Guadalajara Cartel, mastermind in the murder of DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena.
- Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, alias “El Viceroy,” one time leader of the Juárez Cartel.
- José Bibiano Cabrera Cabrera, alias “El Durango,” operations leader for Los Chapitos in Sonora.
- Andrew Clark, alias “El Dictador,” who functioned as liaison and head of logistics for Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación.
- Inés Enrique Torres Acosta, alias “El Kiki Torres,” head of security for Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada.
- José Guadalupe Tapia Quintero, alias “Lupe Tapia,” enforcer for Zambada.
- Jesús Humberto Limón López, alias “El Chubeto,” founding leader for Los Cazadores Cartel in Sinaloa, affiliated with Los Chapitos.
- Jesús Alberto Galaviz Vega, alias “Z-13,” leader of Los Zetas, accused of drug distribution in the states of Coahuila and Tamaulipas.
- Luis Gerardo Méndez Estevane, alias “El Tío,” member of Los Aztecas,” enforcers for La Línea Cartel now known as “La Empresa.”
- Carlos Alberto Monsiváis Treviño, alias “La Bola”, leader of the Noreste Cartel.
- Carlos Algredo Vázquez, leader in the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación.
- Rodolfo López Ibarra, alias “Nito,” head of operations for the Beltrán Leyva Cartel in the state of Nuevo León.
- Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “Tony Montana,” financial and logistics planner for the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación.
- Alfredo Rangel Buendía, alias “El Chicles,” regional leader for Los Zetas.
- Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales, alias “Z-40,” ex-leader of Los Zetas and founder of the Noreste Cartel.
- Oscar Omar Treviño Morales, alias “Z-42,” principal assassin in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas for Los Zetas.
- Erick Valencia Salazar, alias “El 85,” leader of Los Matazetas.
- José Jesús Méndez Vargas, alias “Chango,” leader and founder of La Familia Michoacana Cartel.
- Itiel Palacios García, alias “Compa Playa,” leader and financial planner for the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación in the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz.