Lucio Borderland Beat with material from Rio Doce and El Debate
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Francisco Aceves Uriah, alias "El Barbarino" was identified as a subject gunned down Monday in the city of Culiacan.
Aceves was a famous old school sicario, of the Sinaloa cartel and close friend of Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias "El Chapo" Guzman and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.
The victim arrived on the scene with his family aboard a silver Nissan Tiida vehicle bearing Guanajuato state license plates DRZ-1308.The family entered the restaurant and at which time Aceves Uriah parked the car and spotted the gunmen, Realizing what was about to happen, he exited the vehicle and attempted to flee, only managing a couple of yards before gunmen open fire killing Aceves in his tracks.
At the scene police found more than 30 spent 9MM and AK47 shell casings.
At the scene police found more than 30 spent 9MM and AK47 shell casings.
In 1993, the Procuraduría General de Justicia of Sinaloa, accused Aceves of leading a command that assassinated the sub director of the Municipal Police of Culiacán, Ramón Eduardo Verástica Valenzuela.
The fallen police chief had struck hard against cartels, with arrests, destruction of marijuana plants, and taking down so called safe houses.
No one has been brought to justice in the case.
Aceves worked under the direction of ‘El Chapo’, and the corrido below, ‘Regalo Caro’, was composed in honor of El Barbarino’.
La lealtad de un pistolero
se le aplaude y se le admira,
por que son hombres completos
no se andan con la mentira
y traen en su intinerario
a los que traen en la mira.
Cuando cumple años el jefe
siempre salen los regalos,
unos le traen cementales,
otros traen carros del año
unos arriesgan su vida
y el regalo sale caro.
Se dio cuenta Barbarino
de un acerrimo enemigo
era el que mas estorbaba
y el emprendio su camino
iba a rifarse su suerte
al buscar aquel bandido.
Tu le estorbas a mi jefe
y matarte lo he planeado
toda la gente del Shaka
donde quiera te ha buscado
esta vez vengo por ti
tu eres mi regalo caro.
Se agarraron a balazos
Barbarino tuvo suerte
en la frente del bandido
se le dibujo la muerte
y lo subio a su marquiz
para llevarserlo al jefe.
No tengo mucho dinero
para regalarle un carro
disculpeme usted señor
estos presentes son caros
abra la cajuela jefe
este es mi humilde regalo.