WHO ARE LOS RUSOS IN THE SINALOA CARTEL

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Everything is a mental gang. So stay attentive. We're talking
about the drug cartel, but from a whole new perspective.
Break it down with some intelligence, psychology and criminology. This
is not for the faint of heart. Yeah, this is narcology,
a look against side the culture. The ideas in the
minds of the law is stay alert. Gotta be cause

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it's gonna keep it down. They might hear you talking.
Let's pick it out. What makes them tick and who's
at the top. Make sure you tune in because it
gets deep. You do not want to miss out narcology.

Speaker 2 (00:35):
But we're gonna be seeing it is somebody who's referenced
some things on X and one of the things they
reference was the use of a Russian patch or a
flag to Los Russos, which means the Russians. It's a
faction within the Sinaloa Cartel aligned with Elmayo MZ and
his son is Mael Zambarda Sacarios alias Maito Flaco. The
concept stems from the group's adoption of Russian or Soviet

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style symbols such as flags or patches, which has sparked
curiosity about their urgent motivations and role within the cartel's
internal dynamics. So let's take a look. Who are the
Los Russos. It's an armed faction again of the Cineloa Cartel.
The group is led by Azeus Alexander Sanchez. At last
it was also known as Al Russo, a qy lieutenant
of Zambada, Originating from Sudo Bagon Sonora. He began his

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career under Gustavo and Zunza alias Macho Brieto and Notorius
Acario and the Cineloa Cartel. The faction's name reportedly derives
from the light complexions and European descent of some early members,
including l Russo himself, which means the Russian. Over time,
Los Russos have slulified the role as key enforcer group
for this faction of the cartel, also referred to as

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La Maisa, focusing on security, smuggling routes, and defending territory
against rival factions, most notably those Chapitos. The faction is
led by the sons of El Chapo. The use of
the Russian or Soviet style flags or patches or symbols
by Los Russos have been noted in various reports and
social media posts. Sparking speculat about their significance. These symbols

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are often displayed by all those Russos operatives, sometimes alongside
with other national flags or cartel's specific imagery. The Russian
flag or pats may serve as a deliberate symbolic gesture
to distinguish those Russos from their rivals, particularly those Chapitos,
which they are in constant battle with. Some suggest that
those Chapito's armed wing those Ninnis has used symbols like

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the Ukrainian fact possibly as a counter to those Russos
Russian imagery, but again this is a speculation. This could
reflect the broader trend of cartel factions adopting foreign symbols
to create a distinct identity. So that kind of gives
you a little bit of an idea of what's happening
inside the world of the cartels. I mean, there is
more speculation that maybe this is the presence of the

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Russian government involvement, but there's really no evidence to support it.
And cartels frequently will use symbols and narco banners, nacamantas
and social media to communicate strength and issue threats. Same
thing the gangs.

Speaker 1 (02:55):
Will do.

Speaker 2 (02:57):
Those rushewols, Just to give you an idea, do dominate
drug trafficking routes in Baja California and Sonora, key corridors
for smuggling FETANYHL, meth, cocaine, and other drugs in the US,
And of course they've clashed considerably with those Chupito's allies
such as Lo Salas, are over control of these routes,
particularly in Mexicali and San Luis, Colorado. That's enough for now.
Hopefully you enjoyed this little side trip down to the

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deeper look at the cartels.