“El Kastor,” alleged operator of “Los Chapitos,” was murdered; the US offered a million-dollar reward for his capture. DEA Offered One Million Dollar Reward For Mario Alberto Jimenez Castro, "El Kastor"

 ”Char” for Borderland Beat 

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The man’s body was found in the community of San Andrés Ocotlán, in the municipality of Calimaya in EDOMEX or State Of Mexico 

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Calimaya, Mexico. Mario Alberto Jiménez Castro, alias “El Kastor,” alleged financial operator of the criminal group and the “Los Chapitos” faction, was shot to death in the community of San Andrés Ocotlán, in the municipality of Calimaya, on Sunday night.

The victim, who was part of the criminal structure originating in Sinaloa, lost his life after an armed attack.

According to reports from the authorities, around 8:00 p.m. an emergency call was received at 911, alerting about a man lying on the ground, face down and with gunshot wounds.

Units from the State of Mexico Security Secretariat and the municipal police went to the scene, accompanied by a local Civil Protection ambulance. However, upon arriving at the scene, paramedics confirmed that the man no longer had vital signs.

Witnesses say that the attacker, a man wearing a sweatshirt and hood, approached “El Kastor” as he walked down the street and shot him several times before fleeing in a vehicle with unspecified characteristics.

The motive for the crime has not been confirmed, although it is speculated that it could be related to internal disputes between criminal groups in the region.

At the moment, the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Mexico (FGJEM) began the corresponding investigations, after removing the body and transferring it to the Forensic Medical Service (Semefo).

The authorities continue with the investigation to clarify the details of the murder and find those responsible for the attack. This crime adds to the growing violence that affects various regions of the State of Mexico and involves various organized crime groups.

Who is “El Kastor”, operator of Los Chapitos and murdered in Edomex?

Mario Alberto Jiménez Castro, known as “El Kastor”, was a key operator of the Sinaloa Cartel specialized in money laundering related to the sale of fentanyl in the United States. Together with his co-conspirator, he led a US-based organization that uses cryptocurrencies to transfer drug trafficking profits to Mexico and reports directly to an assistant of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, one of the leaders of the Cartel.

Between August 2022 and February 2023, under his direction, couriers recovered more than $890,000 in cash, narcotics proceeds, which were processed through cryptocurrency wallets linked to the Cartel.

In April 2023, Jiménez Castro was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on charges related to fentanyl trafficking, possession of high-powered weapons, and money laundering. The U.S. State Department was offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his capture and conviction.

SOURCE: EL UNIVERSAL 

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