July 1, 1980 - José Antonio Yépez Ortiz
His leadership of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel coincided with a period of severe cartel warfare in Guanajuato, as the CSRL clashed violently with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel for territorial control — contributing to the state becoming one of Mexico's most blood-soaked conflict zones. What distinguished his operation was its foundation in fuel theft rather than drug trafficking alone, tapping into the black market for stolen petroleum as a primary revenue stream before his capture in 2020.
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José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, known as El Marro, The Sledgehammer or The Brown, is a Mexican suspected drug lord and huachicolero (fuel thief). Between 2017 and 2020, he served as the leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel (CSRL), a criminal group based in Guanajuato, Mexico. He was wanted by the Government of Mexico for his active participation in fuel theft. By June 2020, El Marro lost most of their "soldiers" and some territory but they still maintain presence in cities such as Celaya, Cortazar, Salamanca, Juventino Rosas, Santa Rosa de Lima, San Miguel Octopan, Villagrán, Apaseo El Alto and Apaseo El Grande. They are active in organized crime, This territory is also known as "El Triangulo de Las Bermudas". On 2 August 2020, El Marro was captured by state and federal authorities in Juventino Rosas, Guanajuato and was transported to the maximum security federal prison Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1, also known as the "Altiplano".
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