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Sunday World
07-06-2025
- Sunday World
Mexican cartel queenpin known as 'The Fat Lady' is arrested
'La Gorda' is facing a raft of serious charges including drug possession, trafficking, carrying firearms, and extortion The Fat Lady is led away by cops The drug cartel boss known as 'La Gorda' or 'The Fat Lady' has been arrested in Mexico A drug cartel boss known as 'La Gorda' or 'The Fat Lady' has been arrested in Mexico by cops investigating the brutal murder of a rival gang leader. Beatriz Sánchez Martínez was discovered hiding out in her home in Mexico City where cops also seized drugs, a gun, and phones. A leading figure within the Tláhuac Cartel, the 51-year-old was taken down by police three months after a rival gang leader, known as 'La Tía Fany' or 'Aunt Fany' was shot to death in her vehicle. She was found riddled with bullet wounds after both gangs clashed over drug sales points in each of their controlled territories. Martínez was caught by police along with accomplice Carlos Chávez Vargas in the house awash with drugs including 263 doses of cocaine, 200 doses of methamphetamine, 50 grams of probable methamphetamine, a short firearm, three cartridges and a mobile phone. The drug cartel boss known as 'La Gorda' or 'The Fat Lady' has been arrested in Mexico News in 90 Seconds - 7th June Three other properties believed to be safe houses and drug distribution sites linked to The Fat Lady have been raided in a huge operation prompted by the death of Aunt Fany on February 25 Vargas has been accused by Mexican police of murdering Aunt Fany on Martínez's orders to take out the competition. Those involved were handed over to the Public Prosecutor's Office, while their homes were sealed and placed under police guard. It has been reported that in the wake of Aunt Fany's death, her gang split into factions where they are violently operating in several neighbourhoods. The Fat Lady and Vargas are now facing a raft of serious charges including drug possession, trafficking, carrying firearms, and extortion while Vargas is also being investigated for possible aggravated homicide. The Fat Lady is led away by cops These arrests come after reports emerged that some Mexican drug cartels are running training camps where hitmen are forced to eat their victims' hearts. 'These camps reportedly lie in hidden mountainous areas while criminals recruit young men into trafficking 'schools', it has been claimed. A young man who was recruited into one of these camps said he was given a rifle and told to kill his brother at one point. He explained that the lure of massive cash rewards convinces many young people to join the training camps. He added that he was recruited at just 13-years-of-age. Months of infighting between two factions of the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico City has led to the deaths of dozens of minors, it has been reported According to local media, nearly 100 young people have gone missing in violence that followed the capture last July of one of the cartel's co-founder 'Thirty nine minors have lost their lives in this armed conflict," the president of the Sinaloa State Human Rights Commission, Oscar Loza told AFP, citing data from the public prosecutor's office. The victims include two girls, aged seven and 12, who died on Monday after being caught in the crossfire between gunmen and security forces. A 12-year-old boy was also wounded along with his parents and two other relatives, authorities said. "When will the people recover from such a deep and painful wound? Never. It will always be there, not because of numbers but the smiles that were extinguished," Loza said. One recent shooting occurred in the municipality of Badiraguato, the birthplace of imprisoned drug trafficker Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman and other senior cartel figures, authorities said.
Daily Mirror
07-06-2025
- Daily Mirror
Cartel queenpin dubbed 'The Fat Lady' finally caught after rival's brutal murder
A drug cartel boss known as 'The Fat Lady' has finally been arrested in a huge raid where cops discovered drugs, a gun, and phones - this comes months after a rival crime boss was brutally murdered A drug cartel queenpin dubbed 'La Gorda' - 'The Fat Lady' - has finally been caught after the brutal death of her rival. Beatriz Sánchez Martínez, a leader within the Tláhuac Cartel based in Mexico, was taken down by police in a huge bust which also saw authorities seize a sea of narcotics, a shotgun and other valuables. This surprise takedown came three months after a rival gang leader, known as 'Aunt Fany', was found dead inside her vehicle. The crime boss' body was savagely covered in bullet wounds. Police revealed the two gangs had been clashing over drug sales points in their controlled areas. Martínez was caught by police yesterday along with her drug empire accomplice Carlos Chávez Vargas. Shocking images showed the haul of illegal drugs and goods cops found during the bust at Martínez's home. It included 263 doses of cocaine, 200 doses of methamphetamine, 50 grams of probable methamphetamine, a short firearm, three cartridges and a mobile phone. Police also found 399 apparent doses of cocaine and two phones where Vargas was caught, according to Infobae. Cops searched three other properties believed to be safe houses and drug distribution sites linked to 'The Fat Lady'. This huge operation came months after the brutal death of enemy cartel boss 'Aunt Fany' on February 25, 2025. Mexican police have accused Vargas of murdering 'Aunt Fany' on Martínez's orders. The brutal killing could have been the gang's way of taking out the competition following fierce arguments about drug sales. Following the death of 'Aunt Fany', her gang appears to have split into factions and is violently operating in several neighbourhoods, even without their crime leader. 'The Fat Lady' and Vargas are now facing a long list of serious charges including drug possession, trafficking, carrying firearms, and extortion. Vargas is also being investigated for possible aggravated homicide. These arrests come after terrifying reports that some Mexican drug cartels are running training camps where hitmen are forced to eat their victims' hearts. These camps reportedly lie in hidden mountainous areas while criminals recruit young men into trafficking "schools". A young man who was recruited into one of these camps said he was given a rifle and told to kill his brother at one point. He explained the lure of mega cash for many young people convinces them to join the training camps. He added that he was recruited at just 13 years old.
