Narco News February 5, 2024

***WARNING*** Some of the alerts have links to beheadings and executions. These are shown for investigatory purposes and not to glamorize the cartels. Links for the videos have warnings so you can avoid them if you wish.

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In this edition:

1. Guatemala Alerts Mexico of CJNG Activity Near Border

2. New Criminal Alliance Emerges in Sonora

3. Release of El Ruso's Sister Highlights Procedural Flaws

4. Execution in Zitácuaro Tied to Betrayal Accusations Against Commissioner

5. Gulf Cartel Leader's Son Released from Altiplano

6. 5 Arrests Made in Mojave Desert Marijuana Dispute Murder

7. Military Seizes Firearms After Culiacán Confrontation

8. Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El 010' Found Dead

9. Sixth Police Officer Murdered in Celaya, Guanajuato

10. Sinaloa Cartel Targets CAF Operators in Tijuana

11. Human Head Found Outside North Prison, CJNG Sends Message to Criminals Inside

12. CJNG Intensifies Activities in Mexico City

13. CJNG Escalation in Mexico City

14. CJNG Arms Trafficking Network Uncovered

15. Release Order for Gulf Cartel Leader 'La Kena' Contested

16. Quadruple Homicide in Nuevo Casas Grandes

17. Vicentillo Zambada Seen in the US; Remains Unpunished in Mexico

18. Two Brothers Captured in Marina Operation in Pueblos Unidos, Culiacán

19. Federal Indictments Allege International Organized Crime Syndicate Imported and Exported Narcotics Across North America

20. Acapulco is Turning Into a Warzone

21. Intense Pursuit Results in Arrest of Five Suspected Associates of Criminal Group "Los Rusos"

22. 350 Liters of Liquid Methamphetamine Seized on Remote Road in Los Mayos, Culiacán