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Los Mayos Sinaloa Cartel Operatives Arrested After Raids in Chiapas

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By Samantha Johnson / May 11, 2026

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat

Security forces arrested two alleged operators of the Sinaloa Cartel Los Mayos faction after a series of raids in the border region of Chiapas on Friday. 

On Friday, five properties across Tuxtla Chico, Metapa and Frontera Hidalgo were raided by the Mexican Navy, the SSPC, and the FGR. Notably absent from the operations were local police. While the operation was targeting Horacio de la Cruz Mazariegos, “El Botanas,”a leader of the “Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, Mazariegos was not captured as some news media have published.

Security forced seized two properties, 2.8 million pesos, seven firearms, 109 rounds of ammunition, 19 magazines, six cell phones, two tactical vests, and two vehicles, including an armored truck, as well as various documents and electronic equipment.

Authorities arrested Carmen Yadira Rodas Mateo and Felipe de Jesús Rascón Peralta, accused of being part of El Botanas’ criminal cell.

Horacio de la Cruz Mazariegos, a key figure overseeing drug trafficking in the region, has been a target of the Mexican government for years. In 2025, newspaper Reforma published a report showing that Mazariegos received around 20 contracts from the government of Chiapas through Construccionesy Diseños la Cruz Galegos S.A. de C.V., a construction firm owned by Mazariegos.

Sources: @GabSeguridadMX, La Silla Rota, Reforma, Infobae


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