CJNG Gente del Serio sicario seen with a Belgian Malinois

Slide 1 shows a recent picture of a sicario belonging to the Gente del Serio (GDS), likely in Guerrero. GDS is one of the more tactical CJNG subgroups, as can be seen by this sicario’s gear.

The Malinois can be seen with a radio on his harness and what appears to be a British flag patch.

The use of working dogs is not unheard of for cartels, though they tend to lack the training skills/command languages to effectively handle them. Though, only a handful of Belgian Malinois have been spotted with cartels. Dogs are typically used for security purposes, as well as attacks on captured rivals.

Slide 2 shows a picture from 2024 of a CJNG sicario with another Belgian Malinois.

Gente del Serio is a CJNG armed wing based in Guerrero, under the command of El Serio (Francisco Jaramillo Valdovinos). Serio faked his own death in 2023 and is wanted by US authorities for money laundering. He operates under El Jardinero (Audias Flores Silva).

Equipment of a Sinaloa cartel drone operator

Shown here is a picture posted by a dronero (drone operator) of the Mayiza branch of the Sinaloa cartel, based in Durango. We can see a commercial DJI M30 or M30T (thermal) drone inside its case, with an RC Plus controller, both marked with number 1 stickers.

Also resting on the case is an improvised drone drop munition, used to target rivals. The design is pretty typical, with a metal pipe as a body and a steel cap. There is an impact fuze with a spring, for detonation, and stabilizing fins for a smooth drop. The tail end features a metallic ring, which will be used to connect the munition to a drop mechanism.

🔺🐓Сикарио Grupo Delta из CJNG, действующий в Мичоакане🔺🐓.
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Sinaloa.

Miembro de La Chapiza disparando un fusil barrett, calibre .50 durante un entrenamiento contra un grupo antagónico.

En su cintura lleva 2 artefactos explosivos improvisados.

Example of an AI generated recruitment poster for CJNG in Guadalajara, Jalisco

There are many pages/channels online recruiting for various cartels. Tiktok, Facebook and WhatsApp are particularly popular.

Usually they state that minors will not be allowed and offer bonuses for former military members.

They promise constant work and punctual pay (lol). They often offer to cover transport costs (purchase your bus tickets), sometimes even internationally (for Central American recruits).