Mexico City: a fugitive Mexican cartel kingpin known as “Net“He died in a shootout in the early hours of Thursday, four days after he escaped from prison in a violent gang break,” officials said.
El Neto,” whose full name was Ernesto Alfredo Pinón de la Cruz, was tracked by intelligence forces in the city of Ciudad. juarez At the US border, and then after a chase, the shots were fired, officials said.
“He was located, followed. He was wounded, but died on the way (to the state attorney general’s offices),” chihuahua state governor Maru Campos said on Twitter.
“El Neto”, a top gunman for the “Los Mexicalis” cartel, escaped with 29 other inmates when attackers in armored vehicles stormed a prison in the border town of Juarez early on New Year’s Day.
Officials said at least 19 people, including guards and other inmates, died in the attack, one of Mexico’s bloodiest prison assaults in recent years.
Police and security forces started a search operation. At least seven people, including police, were killed in another clash during searches in the state on Monday, officials said.
Federal officials who arrived to restore order said they found that inmates had set up a “VIP zone” at the state-run prison that contained drugs and money.
State prosecutors in Chihuahua said the chief of the Juarez prison had been fired and was being investigated along with others.
El Neto,” whose full name was Ernesto Alfredo Pinón de la Cruz, was tracked by intelligence forces in the city of Ciudad. juarez At the US border, and then after a chase, the shots were fired, officials said.
“He was located, followed. He was wounded, but died on the way (to the state attorney general’s offices),” chihuahua state governor Maru Campos said on Twitter.
“El Neto”, a top gunman for the “Los Mexicalis” cartel, escaped with 29 other inmates when attackers in armored vehicles stormed a prison in the border town of Juarez early on New Year’s Day.
Officials said at least 19 people, including guards and other inmates, died in the attack, one of Mexico’s bloodiest prison assaults in recent years.
Police and security forces started a search operation. At least seven people, including police, were killed in another clash during searches in the state on Monday, officials said.
Federal officials who arrived to restore order said they found that inmates had set up a “VIP zone” at the state-run prison that contained drugs and money.
State prosecutors in Chihuahua said the chief of the Juarez prison had been fired and was being investigated along with others.