Martín Arzola Ortega
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Martín Arzola Ortega (Latin American Spanish: [maɾˈtin aɾˈsola oɾˈteɣa]; 1976 or 1977 – 31 July 2019), commonly referred to by his alias "El 53", was a Mexican convicted drug lord and former high-ranking leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a criminal group based in Jalisco. He worked under Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (alias "El Mencho"), the alleged top leader of the CJNG. Arzola Ortega began his criminal career in 1998 as a cargo truck thief and eventually joined the Milenio Cartel, the predecessor group of the CJNG. After several of his bosses were arrested and/or killed, he founded the CJNG with other defectors in the 2010s.
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Born | 1976 or 1977 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
Died | 31 July 2019 (age 42) Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico |
Cause of death | Homicide by firearm |
Nationality | Mexican |
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Occupation | Drug lord |
Employer | Jalisco New Generation Cartel |
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Criminal status | 24-year conviction (2015); overturned to 4-years and released (2018) |
Arzola Ortega was responsible for leading a squad of assassins in multiple municipalities across Jalisco to fight off La Resistencia, a rival group of the CJNG. He used a network of police officers to grant protection to his operations and facilitate his drug-related activities. In 2011, he was arrested by the Mexican Federal Police and charged with drug trafficking, organized crime involvement, and possession of military-exclusive firearms. He was sentenced to 24 years in prison in 2015, and was serving his sentence at the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1, a maximum-security prison in the State of Mexico. He was released in late 2018 and killed in Jalisco in 2019.