Ignacio Paez Soto 'El Nacho' whacked

Ignacio Paez Soto, associate of drug cartel kingpin Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán was executed during an attack in Caborca, Sonora. Soto was sitting inside his vehicle with his wife when a group of assassins launched the assault outside a convenience store parking lot. Assassins jumped out of a Jeep Cherokee carrying military rifles and fired before they fled. Paez was shot more than 50 times and was declared dead at the scene.

Paez reportedly oversaw the Sinaloa Cartel's operations throughout the northern state of Sonora since 2002, including turf in the cities of Sásabe, Alta, Pitiquito and Caborca. The Sinaloa Cartel has been beset by an internal power struggle since El Chapo was captured. El Chapo's three sons, 'Los Chapitos', have fought for control of the organization against a cell created by Rafael Caro Quintero.