Los Mexicles Explained

Los Mexicles
Founded:	1987^[1]
Founding Location:	Tennessee Colony, Texas, United States
Years Active:	1987–present
Territory:	Texas and North Mexico
Ethnicity:	Mexicans and Mexican-Americans
Leaders:	Jose Marquez (founder)^[2]
Activities:	Murder, kidnapping, robbery, drug trafficking, vandalism, money laundering, extortion, people smuggling and illegal immigration
Allies:	La Linea, La Nueva Empresa ^[3]
Rivals:	Barrio Azteca ^[4]
Notable Members:	Jose Marquez (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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mexicles - Prison Gang. prisonoffenders.com. 11 July 2012. 5 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120705124234/http://prisonoffenders.com/prm_gang.html. dead.
2. Web site: Mexican Mafia Leader Sentencted to life in prison . FBI Mexican Mafia Member . U.S Attorneys Office . 16 October 2023.
3. Web site: Alliances with Los Mexicles . Borderland Beat . 16 October 2023.
4. Web site: Mexico Violence: Mexiclls . Mexican violence & Gangs . El Paso Times . 16 October 2023.
5. News: Fugitive 'Mexicles' gang leader killed in shootout with police. Julian. Resendiz. fox2now.com. January 5, 2022. January 5, 2022.
6. Web site: Mafia member in prison . FBI Mexican Mafia Member . Us Attorneys office . 16 October 2023.