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'Mini Lic' Reveals Criminal Secrets of 'Los Chapitos' Empire
By Sol Prendido 10/27/2023 08:17:00 PM
"Sol Prendido" for Borderland Beat
After moving into fentanyl trafficking in 2014, they adopted the "Russian mafia" model: they control gasoline theft, prostitution, slot machines, pirated cigars and DVDs...
Even the most violent and merciless drug traffickers become fearful. After the penultimate capture of Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán in February 2014, his four sons expressed during a meeting of capos their deep fear of being killed by the enemies of their father, who had "inherited" huge debts, power-hungry adversaries and the responsibility of leading a faction of the world's most powerful cartel.
The then 30-year-old Ivan and the 20-year-old Alfredo, Joaquin and Ovidio, now known worldwide as Los Chapitos, thought about leaving the drug business in the hands of Damaso Lopez Nunez, El Licenciado, and his son Damaso Lopez Serrano, nicknamed Mini Lic.
"They were very afraid, so much so that they said 'we want to leave this life already'. I was present at that meeting," said Mini Lic in an exclusive interview with the author of this report. The meeting between his father and Los Chapitos, which took place at Ivan's ranch on the northern outskirts of Culiacan, occurred after Guzman Loera's arrest in Mazatlan.
More:
https://www.borderlandbeat.com/2023/10/mini-lic-reveals-criminal-secrets-of.html