Martín Arzola Ortega

Martín Arzola Ortega
Martín Arzola Ortega
Born	1976/1977; Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died	31 July 2019 (age 42); Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Cause of death	Homicide by firearm
Nationality	Mexican
Other names	El 53; Ramón Franco Zavala;
Occupation	Drug lord
Employer	Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Criminal charges	Drug trafficking; Organized crime involvement; Possession of military-exclusive firearms;
Criminal status	24-year conviction (2015); overturned to 4-years and released (2018)

Martín Arzola Ortega (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈtin aɾˈsola oɾˈteɣa]; 1976/1977 – 31 July 2019), commonly referred to by his alias "El 53", was a Mexican convicted drug lord. He was a high-ranking leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a criminal group based in Jalisco.[1]

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.[2][3]

After several of his bosses were arrested and/or killed, he founded the CJNG with other defectors in the 2010s.

Arzonla Ortega died on 31 July 2019 in Zapopan, Jalisco after being shot dead at a mall, aged 42.[4]

References

Crime, InSight (2020-07-08). "Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG)". InSight Crime. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
Martínez, Jorge. "'El 53', el jefe de sicarios del CJNG que 'libró' el penal de Almoloya". Milenio.
"Identifican a menor de 17 años como asesino de "El 53" en balacera en Zapopan". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
Ortega, Román; Chávez, Víctor; Chávez, Elizabeth (31 July 2019). "Balacera en Plaza Galerías deja dos muertos". El Occidental (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana.

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[1] Crime, InSight (2020-07-08). "Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG)". InSight Crime. Retrieved 2024-04-11.

[2] Martínez, Jorge. "'El 53', el jefe de sicarios del CJNG que 'libró' el penal de Almoloya". Milenio.

[3] "Identifican a menor de 17 años como asesino de "El 53" en balacera en Zapopan". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-11.

[4] Ortega, Román; Chávez, Víctor; Chávez, Elizabeth (31 July 2019). "Balacera en Plaza Galerías deja dos muertos". El Occidental (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana.