Carlos Alberto Páez Pereda, better known by the aliases "Carlitos" and "Carlitos Rugrats," has emerged as one of the highest-profile targets in the U.S. campaign against the Sinaloa Cartel, particularly its Los Mayos faction.
U.S. authorities identified Páez as the leader of Los Rugrats, an armed criminal cell based in Laguna Colorada, Sinaloa, that operates under the umbrella of Los Mayos. The group has been accused of producing fentanyl, trafficking narcotics into the United States, and carrying out assassinations and attacks against rival cartel members.
