José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa
José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa | |
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| Born | José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa 15 June 1980 Sonora, Mexico |
| Died | 15 May 2020 (aged 39) Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
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| Occupation(s) | Sinaloa Cartel drug lord, Los Ántrax leader and founder |
| Partner | Yuriana Castillo Torres (?–2014; her death) |
José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa (15 June 1980 – 15 May 2020), commonly referred to by his alias "El Chino Ántrax", was a Mexican drug lord, a professional hitman, and a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal organization based in Sinaloa.
He was one of the leaders and the founder of Los Ántrax, an armed enforcement group that protected Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and his sons. He was arrested on December 30 2013 at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands at the request of the United States, which contacted Interpol to arrest him for charges relating to drug trafficking. He was extradited in 2014. After being sentenced to house arrest, he was reported missing on 9 May 2020. He reappeared in Culiacán, Sinaloa on 15 May 2020 where he was found murdered along with his sister and brother-in-law.