Los Pelones

Los Pelones
Founded 2002 by Ramon Arellano Felix
In Tijuana, Mexico
Years active 2002-2008
Territory

In Mexico: Baja California

In the United States: California
Ethnicity Mexican
Criminal activities Drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, murder and arms trafficking.
Allies Tijuana Cartel, Logan Heights Gang
Rivals Sinaloa Cartel

Los Pelones ("The Balds") was a group of Mexican gang members and hitmen operating in Tijuana who worked as the armed wing of the Tijuana Cartel in the 2000's, which controls one of the primary transportation routes for billions of dollars worth of illegal drug shipments and murders for the Tijuana Cartel Mexico. About 70% of narcotics that reach the United States flows through the San Diego–Tijuana border.[1][2]

Los Pelones is a criminal gang responsible for several murders in Tijuana.[2][3]

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