The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted 16 establishments and restaurants linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. The U.S. agency has included them on a new list of anti-drug and terrorism designations.
The report also includes Hilda Brown, a Morena representative in Baja California and former mayor of Rosarito, Baja California, whom it accuses of having “alleged political ties” to Sinaloa Cartel operatives.
According to OFAC, Brown was part of the so-called “Rosarito network,” a political and business network that, according to Washington, served as a protection and financing arm for the criminal organization.
The Businesses of “Los Mayos” and “Narco-Representative” Hilda Brown
Insurgentes Food and Entertainment
Location: Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico
Cavally Club and Bar
Location: Xavier Villa Urrutia Street 1205, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Coco Beach Bar, S. de R.L. de C.V. (a.k.a. “Coco Beach Club”)
Location: Rosarito Avenue 499, Downtown, Rosarito Beach, Baja California 22710
JJJ Tourist Complex, S.A. de C.V.
Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Gotoco Alimentos Procesados S. de R.L. de C.V. (a.k.a. The King of Cantaritos)
Location: Blvd. Benito Juárez 4356, Rosarito Beach, Baja California 22700, Mexico
JJJ Hotel Group, S.A. de C.V.
Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
JRCP Group, S. de R.L. (a.k.a. El Caimán Seafood)
Location: Ensenada – Rosarito 1360, San Fernando, Rosarito Beach, Baja California 22703, Mexico
JJ Gonver S. de R.L. de C.V.
Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
JR Alimentos del Mar, S. de R.L. de C.V. (a.k.a. Bombay Beach Club)
Location: Eucalipto 10102, Rosarito Beach, Baja California 22700, Mexico
Los Mayos (a.k.a. La Mayiza)
Location: Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Food Operator with Origins of Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Location: Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico
J and R Entertainment, Food, and Beverage Operator S.A. de C.V.
Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Sabor Tapatío
Location: Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico
Urban and Suburban Transportation of the Fifth Municipality S.A. de C.V.
Location: Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico; Secondary
Veintiuno Mexicali, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Rosarito Beaches controlled by La Mayiza
The Mayos, under the command of brothers Alfonso and René Arzate García, maintain control of large areas in northern Baja California. René Arzate has direct influence in Rosarito, a strategic location due to its proximity to the US border, which serves as a key corridor for drug trafficking into that country.
Their dominance in the region is sustained through associates such as Mario and Karlo Herrera, who collaborate with Jesús González Lomelí, a local businessman and financial operator for the Sinaloa Cartel. González owns bars, restaurants, and clubs in Rosarito, including Bombay Beach Club, Coco Beach Club, and Mariscos El Caimán, which he has used to launder large sums of drug money.
Furthermore, the Arzate brothers have leveraged the political influence of González and Candelario Arcega Aguirre to control the municipal government, particularly during the administration of former Mayor Hilda Araceli Brown Figueredo.
Arcega, close to Brown, placed allies in key positions, while he and González acted as intermediaries between the mayor and the Arzates. Together, they facilitated cartel operations, collected extortion money, and ensured institutional protection for criminal activities in Rosarito.
Source: cronica
