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Founded | 1987 [1] |
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Founding location | Tennessee Colony, Texas, United States [1] |
Years active | 1987–present |
Territory | Texas and North Mexico |
Ethnicity | Mexicans and Mexican-Americans |
Leader(s) | Jose Marquez (founder) [2] |
Activities | Murder, kidnapping, robbery, drug trafficking, vandalism, money laundering, extortion, people smuggling and illegal immigration [ citation needed] |
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.
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]