El Chapo Sons' Hitman Shot Dead by Rival Gang of Sinaloa Cartel While Eating His Last Taco in Mexico

A hitman allegedly hired by the four sons of Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera was killed near his home in Mexico's state of Baja California on Monday night.

According to the La Opinion newspaper, Andres Rubio Rondero, also known as "El Gallo" or "El Gallito," was murdered while eating his last tacos.

The 48-year-old Sinaloa cartel hitman was having dinner with his family in a "taqueria" near his home in San Felipe when the rival gunmen arrived and opened fire. He was shot seven times in the face, chest, and abdomen.

Police said Red Cross paramedics found him alive and rushed him to a hospital, where he was declared dead half an hour later or shortly after 10:30 p.m. local time.

More than 14 bullets were found at the crime scene. The gunmen also went to his house and shot its facade before they fled in a vehicle.

The white vehicle was reportedly found abandoned in flames near a garbage dump site hours later after Rubio Rondero's death. As of Thursday, no arrests had been reported.

According to Daily Mail, El Gallo is the head of a gang of assassins who work for El Chapo's four sons, known as Los Chapitos.

Rewards Offered For 4 Sons of Sinaloa Cartel Boss' El Chapo

Last December, the U.S. State Department offered $5 million rewards for any information that could help federal agents arrest El Chapo's four sons, who reportedly share control of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Joaquin Guzman Lopez, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, Ivan Archivaldo Guzman, and Jesus Alfredo Guzman had reportedly assumed leadership roles in the Sinaloa Cartel with their uncle Aureliano "El Guano" Guzman and co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada after El Chapo was arrested and extradited to the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Treasury said Joaquin, Ovidio, and Ivan had been previously indicted on federal drug trafficking charges. The Treasury Department has sanctioned the trio.

Joaquin was indicted with Ovidio in April 2018, and they were both charged with conspiring to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, 500 grams of methamphetamine, and 1,000 kilograms of marijuana.

Investigators said that Joaquin and his brother manage around 11 laboratories in their home state of Sinaloa that produce up to 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine monthly.

Los Chapitos in Mexico's Drug Trafficking Trade

The State Department said the Los Chapitos are high-ranking members of the Sinaloa Cartel and are each subject to a federal indictment for their involvement in the illegal drug trade.

But despite the million-dollar rewards, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador earlier said that U.S. federal agents could not simply step on Mexico's soil and arrest El Chapo's sons.

The president noted that it is up to the local authorities in Mexico to stop them if the brothers are in the national territory. Lopez Obrador said foreign agencies were not allowed to do any apprehensions.

InsightCrime reported that Ovidio, Ivan, and Jesus were brought into the Sinaloa Cartel's criminal operations when they were teenagers by their father and El Mayo to learn the ins and outs of the organization.

Los Chapitos was reportedly much flashier with spending drug proceeds and partying than El Chapo's former right-hand man, El Mayo, who now appears to be the internal enemy number one of Los Chapitos.

El Chapo's sons have also been at odds with their uncle, El Guano. The Los Chapitos are reportedly looking to assume supreme control of the Sinaloa Cartel.

The Sinaloa Cartel is one of Mexico's largest and most powerful drug trafficking organizations. The group was founded in the late 1980s and headed by El Chapo.

Under El Chapo's leadership, the Sinaloa Cartel earned its reputation through violence and outfought several rival groups. El Chapo was sentenced to spend the rest of his days in the ADX Florence "supermax" prison after being sentenced to life imprisonment in 2019.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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