"El Dos letras", "El Pecas" and "EL32" Die in Clash

7/14/2014

by Chivis Martinez for Borderland Beat

Three were killed in a clash between elements of the Mexican Navy and members of the group "Los Mazatlecos".and La Mochomera.  The conflict took place in  El Garbanzo, Estación Naranjo, Sinaloa.

Among the dead are  Isidro Gastelum Luque, better know as " El Dos Letras" or "Chilo",  and Miguel Angel Samaniego Pacheco, known as "EL Guero Pecas" (Freckeles).

The operation by the navy included both air and land forces in the mountainous community.

The third killed in the conflict is "El 32".  "32" was second in charge in the 2012 deadly ambush of a state government forces convoy.  7 soldiers were killed in the Tetamboca attack.  Also killed in the 2012 shootout was the man in charge of the ambush, Juan Pablo Osuna Lizárraga, aka "El 100" or Mapache.  (at left) a lieutenant of  FaustoIsidro Meza Flores , alias "El Chapo Isidro" leader of the Beltrán Leyva affliated group operating  inthe northern part of the State ,

Dos Letras was known for his taunting of officials often taking to his Fabcebook accounts (2) to issue warnings and boast about his killings.

Some of the  mass murders atributed to the brutal "Dos Letras", in a 6 week period  are:

April 21, 2013: On Social media a photo was posted of 6 handcuffed men in the Concheros comunity They were kidnapping and robbery victims, their tortured bodies were discovered the following day at an abandoned house in a black van.  The photo was discovered inside the van.

May 5th, 2013: In Concheros, six bodies two decapitated

June 5th, 2013:   6 Bodies wrapped in blankets, all tortured before death

  

June 12th, 2013:  2 decapitated heads found in a cooler, belonging to former AFI agents who were state police at the time of death.

Sources used: Facebook, El Debate, Riodoce Borderland Beat Archive