At least three Sinaloan influencers were murdered in less than three months in Culiacán, in the midst of the violence crisis unleashed by the controversial arrest of “El Mayo” Zambada by US authorities.
Leovardo Aispuro Soto, known as “El Gordo Peruci”, is the most recent case; he was shot on December 9, outside his house with his wife, who was injured.
The content creator with more than 150 thousand followers on YouTube, used to share games with his friends, Chino Feng and Jesús Cazares “El Compa” and visited restaurants, although a couple of times he showed the weapons he owned in the United States. He also collaborated with Markitos Toys.
One day before “Gordo Peruci” was shot, he reported in a video that he suffered a robbery in his house, and revealed that he disconnected the security cameras due to a rumor in Culiacán.
“Jasper” is the nickname of Jesús Miguel Vivanco García, 29, his body was found by his own relatives with traces of tortureon Saturday, November 23, on a dirt road that leads to the Costa Rican receivership, after being reported missing in Sinaloa. In the United States Department of the Treasury, his name appears in an investigation into his alleged relationship with the children of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera.
“Jasper” was known for being a singer, he had his own corrido. And he also appeared in the videos of his friend Markitos Toys, who once lent him one of his luxurious cars to record a music video.
Another case happened on Saturday, October 19, when Juan Carlos was shot to deaththe tiktoker known as “Chilango”, who was dedicated to selling candy and music USBs on the avenues of Culiacán, Sinaloa.
The TikToker published videos related to his daily life and work, but also made references to the faction known as ‘La Chapiza’, children of drug trafficker Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán. He even used emojis of pizza slices in his posts, which made reference to the criminal group. In one of his clips, he appeared alongside content creator Markitos Toys.
Regarding Markitos Toys, it has been speculated that it has links to the children of El Chapo Guzmán, after journalist Anabel Hernández mentioned his nickname in an episode of her podcast.
The last thing that circulated about the YouTuber was that on November 28, two branches of the Ranch Roll restaurant, allegedly linked to him, were the scene of armed attacks in Culiacán, Sinaloa. Although he did not declare anything about it.
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