Los Mazatlecos

Los Mazatlecos (The Mazatlan people) is an enforcer gang of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel. It is reportedly led by Fausto Isidro Meza Flores.

Los Mazatlecos

Founded by	Alfredo Beltran Leyva
Founding location	Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Years active	2000–present
Territory	Sinaloa, Sonora, Durango, Nayarit
Ethnicity	Mexican
Leader(s)	Fausto Isidro Meza Flores
Activities	Drug trafficking, murder, kidnapping, extortion
Allies	Beltrán Leyva Cartel Los Zetas, Juarez Cartel
Rivals	Sinaloa Cartel Los Ántrax, Gulf Cartel

Activities

The Los Mazatlecos gang was formed in the coastal city of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, from where they take their name. Initially, the gang was at the service of the drug lord Alfredo Beltrán Leyva ("El Mochomo") until he was arrested by the Mexican authorities in 2008. After his arrest, Los Mazatlecos shifted their alliance to Alfredo's brother Héctor Beltrán Leyva, the current leader of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel. The group is one of the largest gangs working for the cartel's criminal umbrella.^[1]

They are in a turf war against the Sinaloa Cartel, and are also responsible for numerous deaths and kidnappings in the Sinaloa and Durango area.^[2]