[7][8] On August 18, 2013, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison. [6] Another of Benjamin's brothers, Francisco, was arrested soon afterward on drug charges, and Benjamn, Ramn, and Javier officially became fugitives. Another brother, Benjamn Arellano Flix, "the mastermind", was arrested in March 2002. Enedina Arellano Felix seized control over the Tijuana Cartel in the early 2000s, commanding respect with an unusually profit-driven approach. Similarly to his brother Eduardo, the US authorities had offered $5 million for any information leading to his hiding place. If you want to know more about his deadly family, keep reading. However, this hasnt stopped her from improving the cartels operations. Brothers and sisters preceded in death: Consuelo Jimenez, Soledad Arias, Paz Arellano, Mike Arellano, Fermin Arellano. The cartel and its origins have also been portrayed in the Netflix series Narcos: Mexico. 12 (Elisabeth) Fritzl Siblings: Ranked Oldest to Youngest Born July 26, 1910, in Costilla, N.M. Preceded in death by her parents, Pedro and Lucia Santistevan; two brothers, Paul Santistevan and Clodoveo Clor Santistevan; also preceded in death by three sisters, Eufemia Arellano, Bertila. He was shot by a man disguised as a clown. [11], Some objects that were confiscated from him during his arrests are on display at the Museo del Enervante in Mexico City. The Arellano Flix family has seven brothers: They also have four sisters, of whom Alicia and Enedina are most active in the cartel's affairs. Policemen walk during a press conference in which alleged members of the Arellano Felix cartel were shown, at the headquarters of the federal police in Mexico City in 2009. What Happened? Unlike most of his brothers, he decided to study to become a surgeon and attended the Universidad Autnoma de Guadalajara. Ramon Arellano-Felix, the cartel's enforcer, was killed in a shootout with police in 2002. To this day, Benjamn is still serving his sentence at USP Lee in Virginia. By Leila Kozma. Right now, Flix is still behind the bars. . Benjamin Arellano Flix was one of several brothers who were at the helm of the Tijuana Cartel from its creation in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. Sister of Lucio Coronado Arellano Arellano; Rafael Arellano . In the 2017 Netflix and Univision series, El Chapo, Carlos Hernn Romo plays Benjamn Avendao (a fictionalized portrayal of Benjamn Arellano Flix). That high-profile assassination brought international attention to his trafficking organization and, although this forced Benjamn to lie low and adopt false names, he continued to live in casual confidence, apparently unafraid of capture. As a result, the Tijuana Cartel reversed their branding back to Cartel Arellano Flix and arranged the assassination of Cabo 33 the Jalisco Cartel's head of operations in Baja California, after effectively removing the Jalisco Cartel's influence in Baja California the Tijuana Cartel has further engaged the Sinaloa Cartel for control of Tijuana plaza and its surrounding areas. Earl "Toker" Arellano age 54 a resident of Belen. Benjamn Arellano Flix married a woman named Ruth, and they had a daughter, who was named after her mother. [19], The Arellano Flix family was initially composed of seven brothers and four sisters, who inherited the organization from Miguel ngel Flix Gallardo upon his incarceration in Mexico in 1989 for his complicity in the murder of DEA Special Agent Enrique Camarena. The Tijuana Cartel rose to. Their antics inspired characters in the movie Traffic. Sadly, not much is known about his children and whether they are a part of the cartel business. Their protection strategy and preparations have been described as "paramilitary in nature" by Mexican enforcement officials. He is survived by wife, Robin R. Arellano; son, Justin Arellano; daughter, Kayla Arellano; father, Manuel . Mark is preceded in death by his father Fermin. [52] The impact on the United States was so significant that heavy involvement by the American government was required. Current Age (as of January 2023):57 years, 1 day. The oldest in the family, Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix, was shot dead in 2013, while her brother Ramon Arellano Felix was killed by a police officer back in 2002. --. [2][5], On September 1, 2012, he was extradited to the U.S. to face charges of money laundering and drug trafficking among other crimes. After high school, she enrolled at a private university in Guadalajara, Jalisco, from which she obtained a degree in accounting. This task force included sectors of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. [45][46], They were a criminal organization that operated from San Diego to Los Angeles and other California and Nevada cities. The Tijuana cartel was further weakened in August 2006 when its chief, Javier Arellano Flix, was arrested by the U.S. Coast Guard on a boat off the coast of Baja California. Benjamin Arellano Felix, who was arrested on March 9, 2002, by the Mexican Army in the state of Puebla,[40] was extradited to the United States on April 29, 2011, to face charges of trafficking cocaine into California. Considered the financial brains of the Cartel, Enedina became an idol to many around the world, thanks to her intelligent manipulation of the family business, but she is also condemned by many, as she has used her brains for illegal activities. To avoid constant confrontations with the police and police interest reducing his wealth, Ramon Arellano Felix began bribing almost any official possible. Francisco Javier Arellano Flix (born 11 December 1969) Captured in 2006. Members Benjamn Arellano Flix Ramn Arellano Flix Francisco Rafael Arellano Flix Enedina Arellano Flix Eduardo Arellano Flix Francisco Javier Arellano Flix Alicia Maria Arellano Flix Isabel Arellano Flix Nephews: Luis Fernando Snchez Arellano, Miguel Arellano Flix To put down the violence, InSight Crime states that a pact was probably created between military officials and members of the Snchez Arellano faction to eliminate Simental's group. The Arellano brothers were allegedly an inspiration for the two secondary characters of "the Obregn brothers", featured in the 2000 US film Traffic. It is not a glamorous life of mansions and jewels, but of brutality, rape, prison and death, he says. Her mother's name is Anna Arellano. [13] The faction led by Snchez Arellano demanded the reduction of the kidnappings in Tijuana, but his demands were rejected by Garca Simental, resulting in high levels of violence. She has three sisters, one of whom is Alicia, the current leader of the cartel. Enedina came to international prominence in recent years thanks to the popularity of the Netflix-produced crime-drama series Narcos: Mexico. [12], As of January 2023 Benjamin is incarcerated at USP Lee with a BOP Register Number of 00678-748. Nationality Mexican Published by Los Angeles Times . She is the daughter of Benjamin Francisco Arellano Sanchez and his wife, Norma Alicia Felix Zazueta. [20][21], The Tijuana Cartel has infiltrated the Mexican law enforcement and judicial systems and is directly involved in street-level trafficking within the United States. Any American doing business with them can be fined up to a million dollars. [10] On January 4, 2012, he pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy to launder money, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison on 2 April 2012. The University of Guadalajara graduate earned esteem with a success-oriented mindset which is also reflected in her nickname, "La Jefa," or "the . View Site In 2000, the US Department of the Treasury sanctioned her under the Kingpin Act. She was born in Puerto Rico, as a demigod daughter of Bellona and Julian Ramirez-Arellano . U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns reminded Arellano that he was convicted either way because he was well-aware of the violent doings of his criminal organization, and told him that he should be embarrassed of his actions because they had a negative effect on the community and on the relationship between Mexico and the U.S.[9] After having completed 8 years in the U.S., he has been deported back to Mexico in August 2021 and immediately transferred to the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. She has one child, a son Luis Fernando Sanchez Arellano, who is now serving a sentence in a maximum-security prison in Almoloya de Juarez, State of Mexico, for his involvement in the drug trafficking business. InSight Crime believes that this could explain why the Sinaloa cartel has left Snchez Arellano as the figurehead, since it might be too costly for El Chapo financially and politically to make a final push. Despite the brothers audacity, they remained untouchable for 13 years. By tracing her, they found her father. In 2016, the organization became known as Cartel Tijuana Nueva Generacin (New Generation Tijuana Cartel) and began to align itself under the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, along with Beltrn Leyva Organization (BLO) to create an anti-Sinaloa alliance, in which the Jalisco New Generation Cartel heads. Alicia Maria Arellano Flix was another of Ramns sisters. Eduardo was sentenced to 15 years in prison, which was then reduced to eight. Similarly to sisters Alicia and Enedina, Carlos was responsible for money laundering operations. The Mexican government warned Guzman against disturbing the order . Many women in it are used, abused and then killed by the same traffickers they worked with, Valdez says. [16] To be exact, experts told InSight Crime that the peace exists because Joaqun Guzmn Loera wants it that way, and argued that his organizationthe Sinaloa Cartelhas become spread too thin with its wars with Los Zetas and the Jurez Cartel and that opening a third war would be inconvenient. Watch Full Video on the Kids Chron channel https://www.youtube.com/@kidzchron Birthplace: Culiacn, Sinaloa, Mexico. [2], Enedina is the sister of former cartel leaders Benjamn, Carlos, Eduardo, Francisco Javier, Francisco Rafael and Ramn. Francisco was captured in August 2006 by the Coast Guardsmen while fishing on international waters, roughly 25 km off the coast of Baja California Sur. A month after Ramn's death, Mexican soldiers surrounded a two-story house in a quiet cul-de-sac in the central city of Puebla. Benjamin. The Tijuana cartel is now being run by Enedina Arellano Flix, one of the female siblings of the Arellano Flix family after the brothers in charge were imprisoned and some killed. Such a mix of fantasy and reality permeates the role of females in Mexican drug trafficking. Benjamin was arrested two years later, in March 2002, by the Mexican Army. Enedina created new alliances with other criminal organizations, including with contacts in Colombia, and teamed up with the Jalisco Cartel to fight against the Sinaloa Cartel, which paved its way into the Baja California region after the fall of Enedinas brothers. Siblings: Ramn Arellano Flix, Enedina Arellano Flix [2] Benjamn had six brothers:[citation needed], He also has four sisters. Among the heavy hitters is Enedina Arellano Flix (Mayra Hermosillo), one of seven siblings in the Arellano Flix family. Rafael Arellano Flix The oldest of the Arellano Flix brothers, Rafael was in charge of coordinating the buying, selling, and movements of narcotics on behalf of the cartel, per PBS. Though the show focuses on the two brothers and their sister Enedina, the three were part of a family of 11 children, of which at least six were involved in criminal activities. Earl was always wanting to help ever A post shared by Narco Guerra MX (@narcoguerra_mx). She used to be a secretary on Circe's island but after the spa was destroyed by Annabeth and Percy, she became the Queen of the Amazons. This is a world where men behave like animals. One of the sisters, Enedina Arellano Felix, could be running the remnants of the Tijuana Cartel that traffics cocaine, marijuana, heroin and crystal meth over the world's busiest border. Francisco Rafael Arellano Flix (born 24 October 1949) Shot dead by gunmen disguised as clowns at childs party, on 18 October 2013. Children: Fabin Arellano Corona, Benjamn Francisco Arellano Serrano, Parents: Benjamn Francisco Arellano Snchez, Norma Alicia Flix Zazueta He and his sister, Enedina Arellano Flix, became the leaders of the drug cartel after their brother Javier Arellano Flix was arrested by U.S. authorities in Baja California on August 16, 2006. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, "Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix: Head of Tijuana Cartel shot dead by clown gunmen", "The Business Arellano-Felix Cartel Drug Wars", "DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT", "An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act", "DEA CONFIRMS CAPTURE OF BENJAMIN ARELLANO-FELIX", "Mexico home to record 1,400 drug-related deaths in April", "Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator ID:00678-748", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benjamn_Arellano_Flix&oldid=1148564713. In the 1990s they formed an alliance with the Cali Cartel and Norte del Valle Cartel for the cocaine business.[48]. Carlos Arellano Flix (believed to have been born 20 August 1955) is not currently wanted. . Women, often with obvious plastic surgery, pose with guns in slinky clothes in many drug ballad music videos. During that time, her older brothers were working for Miguel ngel Flix Gallardo, who would eventually give them the drug corridor in Tijuana, Baja California. With such sophisticated precautionary measures, the Arellano-Felix brothers proved difficult to counter. Throughout most of the 1990s, the Tijuana Cartel was headed by her six brothers, while Enedina advised and helped them in money laundering and financial administration. (emphasis and underscoring supplied) WHEREFORE, the petition is GRANTED. The Mexican drug kingpin has seven siblings, six brothers, and three sisters. Teddy Balkinds Siblings Ranked Oldest to Youngest, Your email address will not be published. Death: Immediate Family: Daughter of Luis Ignacio Arellano Ramrez and Mara Lorenza Arellano Rosales. [7] By the mid 1980s, Enedina was working with the family business, but was never considered by the authorities as a visible head in the Tijuana Cartel. One of the sisters, Enedina Arellano Felix, could be running the remnants of the Tijuana Cartel that traffics cocaine, marijuana, heroin and crystal meth over the worlds busiest border crossing into California, American and Mexican agents say. Francisco Rafael Arellano was Ramns oldest brother, born in 1949. Francisco Javier Arellano Flix (born 11 December 1969) - Captured in 2006. [citation needed] Benjamn was first arrested on 18 June 1982, in Downey, California, for receiving 100 kilos of cocaine smuggled through the San Ysidro border. The Arellano Flix family has seven brothers: Rafael Arellano Flix (born 24 October 1949) - captured (1993), released (2008), murdered on 18 October 2013 [23] Benjamn Arellano Flix (born 3 December 1952) - captured on March 9, 2002, extradited on April 29, 2011 [24] Carlos Arellano Flix (born 20 August 1955) - not currently wanted [25] In June 2015, his sentence was reduced to 23 years and six months due to his willingness to collaborate with the authorities. [6] In 1977, when she was sixteen, Enedina reportedly harbored a dream of becoming the Mazatln Carnival Queen but abandoned it after her two brothers, Ramn and Benjamn, were wanted by the United States and the Mexican government. Ramn Eduardo Arellano Flix (August 31, 1964 - February 10, 2002) [1] was a Mexican drug lord who alongside his brothers founded and led the Tijuana Cartel (a.k.a. He was wanted by Mexican and United States authorities in connection with the smuggling of several tons of marijuana and cocaine from Mexico into the U.S. each year. Francisco Javier Arellano Flix (born 11 December 1969) - Captured in 2006. After an arrest in 1989, he was imprisoned at the Altiplano . Height: 1.77 m the Arellano-Flix Organization). Should the only survivors be brothers and sisters of the full blood, they shall inherit in equal shares. Mother of Jos Victorino de Jess Guerrero Arellano and Juan Jos de la Encarnacin Guerrero Arellano. Member of Tijuana Cartel: Yes; served as leader for a few years. To give you an example, the Mexican police think he was the main person behind the 1998 massacre of twelve members of a family who lived outside of Ensenada in Baja, California. During this period, she managed the financial aspects of the criminal organization and led the Tijuana cartel with Luis Fernando until 2014, when the authorities also captured him. El Ingeniero), focused primarily on drug trafficking. Action by the Mexican Authority alone could not maintain the needed control. He travelled to Mazatlan to execute Mayo Zambada, but he was stopped by police. She is known for her roles as Paige Whedon in the television series Brothers & Sisters, Casey Beane, Billy Beane's (Brad Pitt) daughter, in the 2011 film Moneyball, and as . Arellano is believed to be one of the most sophisticated brothers and had taken control of the cartel. In fact, the authorities believe that during his leadership, he ordered the murder of several people. On December 1, 2011, William R. Sherman, acting special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's office in San Diego, announced that the cartel had been annihilated and that the Sinaloa Cartel now controlled a large number of the drug routes the Tijuana Cartel once had. Who are Enedina Arellano Flix's siblings. The authorities found the bodies of Chino, his sister Ada Jimena Arechiga Gamboa and brother-in-law Juan Garca Espinoza on a road in Culiacan, KXAN reports. Analytical Services; Analytical Method Development and Validation [2] His brother Ramn Arellano Flix, believed to be the most ruthless member, was eventually killed in a Mazatln shootout with the Federal Police in February 2002. [7] The act prohibited U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with him, and virtually freezing all his assets in the U.S.[8], The U.S. DEA learned that Benjamn's oldest daughter had a very recognizable and rare facial deformity, and that she was the "soft spot" in her father's violent life. El Chapo. 1. Luis Fernando Snchez Arellano took over the cartel's operations. Age at time of death: 37 Years Old She also has 3 brothers named Norman Immanuel Arellano, Eddie Joe Rodriguez, and Nickolas Arellano. The story goes that at the time, the Sinaloa Cartel and the Arellano-Felix clan were beefing. The Sinaloa cartel had allegedly been attempting to whack Arellano since 1992, when hitmen shot up a popular nightclub in Peurto Vallarta in a failed attempt to kill Arellano and his brother,. She is one of the few women in the world to lead a criminal organization, in addition to Sandra Avila Beltran, also known as La Reina del Pacifico (the Queen of the Pacific), but who was arrested in 2007 and spent seven years in jail. [15] With the arrest of El Teo in January 2010, much of his faction was eliminated from the city of Tijuana; some of its remains went off and joined with the Sinaloa Cartel. Occupation Drug lord, Affiliation Tijuana cartel, Guadalajara cartel (formerly), Alberto Sicilia Falcon (formerly) 1 maximum security prison in Almoloya de Jurez, State of Mexico.[10]. [52] The Congressional Research Service identified the Tijuana Cartel as one of the four dominant drug trafficking organizations in 2020. Required fields are marked *. The eldest, Francisco Rafael, was killed at a party by an assassin dressed as a clown. He was taken to a maximum security prison, where he spent several years before being extradited in 2006. [13] Nonetheless, most of the victims in Tijuana were white-collar entrepreneurs, and the kidnappings were bringing "too much heat on organized crime" and disrupting the criminal enterprises and interests of the cartel. Eduardo was arrested soon after, in October 2008, by the Mexican Federal Police in Tijuana. Ramn Arellano Flix ordered a hit which resulted in the mass murder of 18 people in Ensenada, Baja California, on September 17, 1998. January 9, 1998) is an American actress and singer. He had a secret meeting with the Apostolic Nunciature to Mexico, Girolamo Prigione on December 1, 1993. Two of them, Alicia and Enedina, are most active in the cartel's affairs. The Otay warehouse raid. She denied it at a news conference. After all of her brothers were arrested or killed, she took over the. Authorities are not sure where Benjamin's money went, beyond some real estate investments in Tijuana. These videos and social media create a distorted idea of what it is like for most women in the cartel world, say the journalist Valdez. Enedina Arellano Flix de Toledo (born April 12, 1961) [1] is a Mexican drug lord who, alongside her brothers, founded the Tijuana Cartel and played a role as a logistical accountant for the criminal organization.
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