Operator of 'Los Chapitos' Who Had a $1 Million Bounty on His Head Found Dead in Mexico

Mario Alberto Jiménez Castro alias "El Kastor" led a money laundering organization that used cryptocurrency to launder drug money to Mexico from the U.S. (Credit: Image via U.S. Department of State)

On Tuesday, authorities in the municipality of Calimaya in the State of Mexico found the body of a man that has been identified as a key operator for the Sinaloa cartel faction known as "Los Chapitos."

According to local reports, authorities received calls at around 8 p.m. on Feb. 4 about an individual with gunshot wounds in the neighborhood of San Andrés Ocotlán, less than 10 miles south of Toluca. When local law enforcement and first responders arrived to the scene, they found the victim with no vital signs.