'El Lv' Captured in Armed Confrontation in Culiacán, Alleged Leader of 'Los Chapitos'

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In Culiacán, Sinaloa , the National Guard, the State Preventive Police, the Secretariat of the Navy and the Mexican Army managed to capture Leonel Valdez Palomera, alias “El LV”, alleged leader of ‘Los Chapitos’, during an operation in the Altana Residencial fractionation, on the afternoon of Saturday, September 6. This intervention by the federal forces left more arrests, injuries, weapons insurements, vehicles and properties linked to their cr…

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They arrest “El LV”, alleged leader of Los Chapitos in Culiacán Federal coup in Sinaloa: they secure weapons, stolen vehicles and seven accomplices in high impact operative m.alcantara Dom, 07/09/2025 - 13:36 On Saturday afternoon, September 6, 2025, federal forces arrested in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Leonel Valdez Palomera, alias “El LV”, identified as alleged leader of the Los Chapitos cell. The operation was carried out in the Altana Residencial fr…