The death of was reported Raúl Alberto Carrasco Lettucealias The Choreapparently after an armed confrontation with the military in the state of Sinaloa. Said subject was part of the close circle of Los Chapitosas the faction of the Sinaloa Cartel led by the children of Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán is known.
The events occurred on the morning of Sunday, June 23 in the town of Leopoldo Sánchez Celislocated in the municipality of The Golden. The confrontation generated a security deployment in which the National Guard (GN) intervened.
Preliminary reports indicate that there was an exchange of fire between military personnel and armed civilians in a “trailer yard” (as the open places where cargo units are kept are known), where minors were working.
A woman identified as Cecilia announced that her son Omar (17 years old) was in said place washing trailers with a group of young people, according to reports from The Newscasters.
Around 5:00 in the morning, Cecilia received a call from your son, who with screams and cries asked him to come for him, since he was in the middle of a shootout. This is how the woman moved to the aforementioned place, since she had lost contact with her descendant; However, she could not access the place due to orders from the authorities.
According to media reports No moreone of the fatalities was Raúl Carrasco “N”, an alleged plaza boss of the Sinaloa Cartel. The death of The Chore It has been taken up by other media, while the authorities have not shared details about it.
It should be noted that local media indicate that two people were detained after the armed confrontation, without their identities being known so far, although it was reported that they were transported by helicopter. Even images circulated on social networks in which Semefo vehicles can be seen in the area.
In videos that circulated on social networks you can hear the detonations of firearms in the area during the early morning. Some reports indicate that the confrontation lasted around 40 minutes.
For its part, on the Instagram account of La Fresada Music (@lafresadamusic) it shared an image in which it lamented the death of Raúl Carrasco “El Chore”. It should be remembered that said organization, although on its TikTok account it shared a similar message after the death of Eliseo Imperial Castro, alias He Cheyo Anthrax and who was found dead inside a vehicle at the end of last May.
The man allegedly killed in El Dorado was identified as head of square of the Sinaloa Cartel and who would have participated in the actions of October 2019, when Army agents detained Ovidio Guzmán (one of the alleged leaders of Los Chapitos), but he was later released by orders of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a known fact as He Culiacanazo.
The Chore would have supported the activities that aimed to prevent the capture of Ovidio Guzmán, by sending armed men to fight the authorities. In addition, Raúl Alberto Carrasco is linked to Iván Archivaldo Guzmánwho is identified as a relevant man within the structure of Los Chapitos.
Los Chapitos is a group accused by the United States of trafficking fentanyl, an opioid that has generated a health crisis in North American territory. Therefore, in April 2023, the US accused several people of being members of said faction and offered rewards for some.
