"El Marro", the most sought-after huachicolero leader in Mexico, was captured during a beach vacation

José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, "El Marro", leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, dedicated to fuel theft reappeared on photographs taken on the beaches of Mazatlan, Sinaloa a few days ago, during the Easter and Easter holidays.

Sources cited by the Mexican newspaper Millennium they badured that the photos are recent. "El Marro" appears in the pictures accompanied by a woman whose identity is unknown.

In the two photographs obtained by the newspaper, "El Marro" looks carefree, wearing beachwear and apparently without armed men to take care of him closely.

On 3 February, the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador launched the Operation called "Rudder Strike" through which he ordered the deployment of dozens of elements of the federal forces in the state of Guanajuato to arrest the huachicolero leader.

Elements of the navy They managed to enter the city of Santa Rosa de Lima, in the municipality of Villagrán, where was hiding "El Marro", but managed only the insurance vehicles and properties of the Yépez, including a luxury ranch.

But the cartel leader he managed to escape through a series of tunnels They have connected four properties in the area and, until now, the government has no idea of ​​its location.

On April 10, in the municipality of Juventino Rosas, it was implemented without success. a new agent for his capture.

According to information information, the operation was reportedly led by the Department of National Defense. Despite the absence of detainees, long guns and cartridges were confiscated. On this occasion, elements of the army were attacked by bullets and persecution was triggered. While those in uniform were trying to enter the communities of El Murciélago and El Jaralillo, no injuries were reported.

On April 21, Eliseo N "El Titi", 23, was arrested, who is also referred to as one of the cartels. After his arrest, he was transferred to the maximum security prison of Altiplano, in Almoloya de Juárez, in the State of Mexico.

"El Titi" was linked to the organized crime process, so he will stay in the federal prison.

In recent years, the Santa Rosa group of Lima has a dispute with the Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) for fuel theft in Guanajuato.

Santa Rosa de Lima is one of the most profitable organizations in the extraction and theft of fuels. It is a powerful organization that controls the region because of the networks of corruption and the communities that protect them.