“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat
The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) handed over to the US government Luis Felipe López Zamora, “Gordo”, who is believed to be the operator of Los Chapitos, an ID belonging to the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS), to comply with the Extradition Treaty. , the man has an arrest warrant from the Federal Court for the Eastern District of California since 2023 for the crimes of criminal association, against health and money laundering.
According to official information, from 2019 to 2021, El Gordo belonged to Los Chapitos, a criminal gang for which he trafficked different illicit substances, including fentanyl, from Mexico to Sacramento, California for distribution. In addition, Luis Felipe López was in charge of collecting the profits from the sale of drugs for subsequent shipment to Mexico.
López Zamora aka El Gordo, was arrested on January 2, 2024 in the Salvatierra neighborhood of Tijuana by elements of the State Citizen Security Force (FESC). This arrest occurred following the request made by the United States government since June 19, 2023 to the FGR to search and capture El Gordo for the aforementioned crimes and once this was done extradite him.
The delivery of Luis Felipe López took place on the morning of this Thursday, April 18, at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM), to the US agents designated for his transfer to that country.