Los Mexicles

Los Mexicles is a Mexican street gang based in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. It is allied to the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal group based in Sinaloa.

Los Mexicles

Founded	1987[1]
Founding location	Tennessee Colony, Texas, United States (formation)[1]Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico (current base)
Years active	1987–present
Territory	Texas and North Mexico
Ethnicity	Mexicans and Mexican-Americans
Leader	José Márquez (founder)[2]
Activities	Murder, kidnapping, robbery, drug trafficking, vandalism, money laundering, extortion, people smuggling and illegal immigration [citation needed]
Allies	Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) La Línea La Nueva Empresa[3]
Rivals	Barrio Azteca[4] Mexican government U.S. federal government
Notable members	José Márquez (Leader)

History

Most recent Los Mexicles leader Ernesto Alfredo Piñón de la Cruz, also known as "El Neto," was killed in a shootout with Mexican authorities on 5 January 2023.^[5] The leader of the Los Mexicles gang got sentenced to life in prison ^[6]