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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".
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| Manuel Torres Felix |
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| Body of "el Ondeado" |
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.
The PGR offered 3 millones de pesos for information leading to capture of Manuel Torres Felix,
'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.
The PGR offered 3 millones de pesos for information leading to capture of Manuel Torres Felix,
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| "el M-1 |
PGJE confirms that the Army Killed Manuel Torres in a confrontation
In a clash early today between elements of the Mexican army and cartel gunman, a known drug trafficker Manuel Torrres, AKA as "el Ondeado" was slain. Marco Antonio Higuera Gomez, States Attorney confirmed to the media this morning that the death of "el Ondeado", was based on information from the Mexican army,. "Sources are not official or expert, but it has been confirmed to us that it is this person", said Higuera, "I am basing this on what we have been told by the army itself, we will collaborate with the PGR for identification." Manuel Torres Félix is the brother of Javier Torres Félix,From the fallen subject they assured $9,980 dollars and S23,500 pesos, in addition to lots of white powder, assumed to be cocaine. Two 38 super caliber pistols and 7 .22 caliber cartridges were also secured.
A request from the army was received to submit a body to the public prosecutor in Oso Viejo, trustee of Quila, to identify which was subsequently transferred to the facilities of the Semefo. Manuel Torres's family have attended the Semefo to verify whether it is or if it is not this person. Manuel Torres Felix had been included in recent months on the list of most wanted by the U.S. Justice and was considered to be the same by Federal forces of Mexico. Since the beginning of the war, Torres has been considered one of Ismael Zambada's most bloodthirsty and feared operators as well as he became one of Cartel de Sinaloa's most valuable operators.
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The musical group Movimiento Aterado dedicated their narcocorrido, Sanguinarios de M1 to Torres Felix for leaving a trail of mutilated bodies in the trunks of rivals' cars:
"With an AK-47 and a bazooka behind my head
Cross my path and I'll chop your head off
I'm crazy and I like to kill my enemies
We're best at kidnapping
We are always in a posse with bullet-proof vest
Ready to execute"
This is considered a significant hit to CDS., and a big morale booster for the Mexican Army.
La Policiaca
CNN Mexico
Riodoce
Thanks to Jose A. for the body photo
