MEXICO (Sinaloa CARTEL Leader KILLED) Manuel Torres Felix "el Ondeado"

 Borderland Beat

Manuel Torres Felix AKA 'el M1", 'el Ondeado' was a cell leader of Cártel de Sinaloa . Manuel was brother to Javier Torres Felix (el JT), and a close collaborator to Ismael "el mayo" Zambada y de Joaquin Guzman "el chapo".

Manuel Torres Felix

Elements of the army killed Manuel Torres Felix, "el M1", brother of Javier Torres Felix, "el JT", both related to the narco trafficking activities of the Sinaloa Cartel. Manuel Torres Felix was killed in an early morning confrontation between soldiers and suspected cartel triggermen in the vicinity of the community of Oso Viejo, in Quilá, Culiacan. Manuel Torres Felix's sister, Maria Luisa, identified the body of her brother at the forensic facilities, and the State's Attorney confirmed he was killed by Army soldiers in Oso Viejo.

 

According to the first reports by the authorities, the incident took place at 2:00 am on Saturday morning when soldiers clashed with a Sinaloa Cartel cell which was under the command of Manuel Torres. Army elements secured the crime scene but did not allow access to the media, while the body was transferred under heavy security to the facilities of the Medical Examiner of Culiacán.

'El Ondeado's" brother Javier Torres, "JT", was identified by Mexican and United States authorities as chief gunmen to Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a leader of the Sinaloa cartel along with Joaquin Guzman Loera, "El Chapo". He was arrested in Culiacan on January 27, 2004 during a military operation. The Mexican government extradited him to the U.S. to be prosecuted in 2006 for various offenses including crimes against health, money laundering and conspiracy. Manuel Torres Felix is on the list of most wanted drug traffickers by the U.S. government.