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Héctor Ríos Morales

'El Tochín,' Leader of Armed Group Answering to Sinaloa Cartel Faction, Arrested in Mexican Casino

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Gerardo Rueda Torres alias "El Tochín" (Credit: Image via latinus.us)

Mexican authorities in the neighborhood of Televisora, located in the border city of Mexicali, Baja California, secured the arrest of an alleged leader of the violent group known as "Los Rusos," the armed wing of "La Mayiza," a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel involved in a violent turf war in Northern Mexico.

According to members of the National Migration Institute (INM) and Baja California law enforcement, Gerardo Rueda Torres, also known as "El Tochín" was captured inside the Hooro casino, located 800 meters away from Mexicali's main police base.

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