MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - On Saturday, May 24th, Mexico Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Omar García Harfuch said that Jorge Humberto Figueroa Benítez died during an operation aimed at capturing him in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
According to WBALTV, Benítez was identified by the United States government as a key member of the "Los Chapitos" criminal organization. The operation against Benítez, known by the nickname "El Perris," took place in Navolato, 19 miles from Culiacán, the state's capital.
In 2019, the city of Culiacán was the scene of a violent episode known as the "Culiacanazo, which involved violent armed clashes following the temporary capture of Ovidio Guzmán Lopez, one of the sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.
Ovidio was later released by Mexican authorities, arguing that it was to "save lives." The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was offering up to $1 million for Benítez, who was wanted for alleged federal crimes, including conspiracy to import and traffic fentanyl, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and money laundering conspiracy.
The New York Post said that Harfuch wrote on X, "As part of the strategy to build peace in Sinaloa, an operation was carried out to arrest Jorge Humberto, alias 'El Perris.' This person identified as one of the main orchestrators of the attacks on authorities in 2019 in Culiacán, in addition to being related to homicides and kidnappings that affected the peace an tranqulity of Sinaloa society."
According to CBS News, Ovidio Guzmán was re-arrested in 2023 and extradited to the United States, where he remains in custody. Law Enforcement Today recently reported that Harfuch confirmed that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the United States as part of a deal between Ovidio Guzmán and the Trump administration.
Mexican press reports said that Benítez belonged to a Sinaloa cartel faction run by the sons of the older Guzmán, who is serving a life sentence in the United States. This group has been fighting another faction led by heirs of cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who was lured to the United States in a sting operation in 2024 and arrested.
According to a 2023 indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Chapitos and their cartel associates used corkscrews, electrocution, and hot chiles to torture their rivals while some of the victims were "fed dead or alive to tigers."
According to WBALTV, Benítez was identified by the United States government as a key member of the "Los Chapitos" criminal organization. The operation against Benítez, known by the nickname "El Perris," took place in Navolato, 19 miles from Culiacán, the state's capital.
In 2019, the city of Culiacán was the scene of a violent episode known as the "Culiacanazo, which involved violent armed clashes following the temporary capture of Ovidio Guzmán Lopez, one of the sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.
Ovidio was later released by Mexican authorities, arguing that it was to "save lives." The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was offering up to $1 million for Benítez, who was wanted for alleged federal crimes, including conspiracy to import and traffic fentanyl, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and money laundering conspiracy.
The New York Post said that Harfuch wrote on X, "As part of the strategy to build peace in Sinaloa, an operation was carried out to arrest Jorge Humberto, alias 'El Perris.' This person identified as one of the main orchestrators of the attacks on authorities in 2019 in Culiacán, in addition to being related to homicides and kidnappings that affected the peace an tranqulity of Sinaloa society."
According to CBS News, Ovidio Guzmán was re-arrested in 2023 and extradited to the United States, where he remains in custody. Law Enforcement Today recently reported that Harfuch confirmed that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the United States as part of a deal between Ovidio Guzmán and the Trump administration.
Mexican press reports said that Benítez belonged to a Sinaloa cartel faction run by the sons of the older Guzmán, who is serving a life sentence in the United States. This group has been fighting another faction led by heirs of cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who was lured to the United States in a sting operation in 2024 and arrested.
According to a 2023 indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Chapitos and their cartel associates used corkscrews, electrocution, and hot chiles to torture their rivals while some of the victims were "fed dead or alive to tigers."
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2025-06-04T16:47-0400 | Comment by: Rick
So, will the reward be honored and given to the Mexican officer who removed him from being able to continue his criminal enterprises?