Sinaloa Cartel ‘Cabo 27’ allegedly ordered murder of ‘Cabo 20’ lawyer in Tijuana: Prosecutor’s Office

the lawyer Victor Hugo Lopez Ramirez He was assassinated on Wednesday February 15 in the city of Tijuana. Hours after the crime was committed, the Baja California State Attorney General’s Office revealed that the victim was the legal defender of David López Jiménez, alias “Cap 20”a prominent leader of the Arellano Félix Cartel linked to the murder of photojournalist Margarito Martínez.

A week after the attack on the lawyer at a street food stand, prosecutor Ricardo Iván Carpio Sánchez revealed that one of the main suspects who ordered the execution is Jesus Rafael Yocupicioidentified with aliases “Cabo 27”“El Cabezón”, “El C2”, “Pepe” and “Dany”.

“We understand that there is a subject, aka ‘Corporal 27’, who is essentially the one who created the situation of having murdered ‘Cabo 20’ lawyerand this subject in question was part of the same organization as ‘Cabo 20’ and was also part of the antagonistic organization, ”clarified prosecutor Carpio Sánchez, according to what the media reported. Zeta Tijuana.

Although the official did not mention the criminal organizations to which the alleged criminals were affiliated, official documents reported that “El Cabo 27” was part, at first, of the Arellano Félix group, in the service of the faction led by Teodoro Garcia Simmental, “The Teo”imprisoned since 2010.

Then, for unspecified reasons, Miranda Yocupicio switched sides to join the Sinaloa Cartel and in 2015 joined the ranks of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG). He allegedly operated within the said criminal structure until 2020while the authorities evoked his return to the Sinaloa group, in particular the split of mayoscommanded by Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García.

Although Carpio Sánchez did not indicate the hypotheses regarding the motive for the homicide, he maintained that the death of the lawyer of “Cabo 20” could have been beneficial for “El Cabo 27”. “We have detected that some criminals are manipulating something that we know in slang like ‘double flag’. If this subject belongs to the structure of ‘Cabo20’, it would be convenient for him to be in prison, and if he belongs to the Sinaloa Cartel, he could do so because of a situation of correspondence and trust “, did he declare.

“El Cabo 20” has been detained since August 24, 2022 for being the alleged mastermind of the murder of Margarito Martínez, a Tijuana photojournalist executed outside his home on January 17 of the same year.

deprivation of liberty, disappearance of people and crimes against health under the modality of “drug trafficking” are included in the long list of crimes for which the head of the Arellano Félix was accused after his capture, according to reports from the State Attorney’s Office .

Additionally, in November 2022, “El Cabo 20” was linked to felony prosecutions. capital homicide with advantagesince it was determined that there was enough evidence to determine his possible responsibility in the murder of the journalist.

So far, there is only one detainee for the execution of Victor Hugo Lopez Ramirez. This is a 20-year-old man named Julio Armando “N”who was captured trying to escape after carrying out the attack.

According to information from the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Tijuana, at the time of his capture, a 9-millimeter pistol was seized from him. Furthermore, he stated that he was a member of a criminal cell.

Unofficially, local media reported that the group targeted by the alleged perpetrator is attached to the Sinaloa Cartel and is commanded by Alfonso Arzate García, alias “The Achilles” and René Arzate García, alias “Frog”.