“Char” for Borderland Beat
This article was translated and reposted from RIODOCE
MAY 31, 2024
The body of Eliseo Imperial Castro, El Cheyo Ántrax, remains in the Forensic Medical Service, as authorities are waiting for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to certify his identity.
El Cheyo Ántrax, nephew of Ismael el Mayo Zambada, had an open indictment in the Southern District of California in the United States, where a reward of 5 million dollars was offered for anyone who provided information leading to his capture.
Official sources confirmed that due to the fact that Imperial Castro had open litigation in the neighboring country, the U.S. government must validate his identity before his body is handed over to his relatives.
In 2016, the U.S. government reported Cheyo and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), froze his assets and prohibited U.S. citizens from engaging in financial or commercial transactions with him.
“The Southern District of California has charged Eliseo Imperial Castro and Alfonso Lira Sotelo with various narcotics trafficking violations involving methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana and money laundering. OFAC is designating Eliseo Imperial Castro for materially assisting, supporting, providing services to, and/or acting on behalf of his uncle, Ismael Zambada Garcia, and/or the Sinaloa Cartel,” the 2016 OFAC report reads.
El Cheyo Ántrax was shot to death yesterday, Thursday, on Mexico International Highway 15, near the Jardines del Humaya cemetery, south of Culiacán.
Mayo Zambada’s nephew was driving a Chervolet Colorado pickup truck when he was shot at and died at the scene.
Imperial Castro was the founder of the Anthrax cell along with José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa, “El Chino Anthrax. This group served as Mayo Zambada’s armed wing and provided protection to his family.
El Cheyo was a cousin and bodyguard of Ismael Zambada Imperial, El Mayito Gordo, one of Mayo Zambada’s sons.