Martín Arzola Ortega

Martín Arzola Ortega
Born1976/1977
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died31 July 2019 (age 42)
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Cause of deathHomicide by firearm
NationalityMexican
Other names
  • El 53
  • Ramón Franco Zavala
OccupationDrug lord
EmployerJalisco New Generation Cartel
Criminal charges
  • Drug trafficking
  • Organized crime involvement
  • Possession of military-exclusive firearms
Criminal status24-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

  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.