A reputed drug cartel member was arrested Christmas Day accused of plotting the killing of Chihuahua journalist Miroslava Breach Velducea Mexican federal police arrested Juan Carlos Moreno Ochoa alias "El Larry," during an early-morning operation in Etchojoa Javier Corral said Breach was targeted because her reporting "showed the existence of ties between political power and criminal leaders." was shot and killed March 23 while driving her son to school in Chihuahua City "We don’t have a doubt about the identity of those responsible how it happened and who were the authors," Corral said in a video announcing the arrest on Monday The governor said an investigation by the Chihuahua attorney general's office continues More: Journalist killed at her Chihuahua City home Juárez newspaper closes citing insecurity for journalists was a longtime journalist with the Norte newspaper in Juárez and was a correspondent for La Jornada national newspaper Corral said that Breach had reported about attempts by crime groups to field political candidates and she had singled out police chiefs linked to drug trafficking "Public safety had moved in many municipalities to favor crime and political corruption It was a strategy that characterized the government of Cesar Duarte in Chihuahua," Corral said referring to his predecessor a former journalist with the National Action Party He replaced Duarte of the Institutional Revolutionary Party Duarte is now wanted in Mexico in a corruption probe and is considered a fugitive after reportedly fleeing to El Paso More: Ex-Chihuahua governor reportedly flees to El Paso US warns of rise in drug cartel violence in Chihuahua was a boss for a drug trafficking group in the rural Chinipas area along the southwestern Chihuahua-Sonora state line El Heraldo de Chihuahua reported Moreno was allegedly the "jefe de pistoleros," or the leader of gunmen El Heraldo reported that Breach was allegedly killed as a "birthday present" from Moreno to reputed Salazar patriarch "Don" Adan Salazar Zamorano where he is being held at a state prison awaiting court proceedings More: National Press Club joins condemnation of detainment of Mexican journalist at ICE facility Mexican journalist killed attending event at child's school a man named Gabriel Federico Ochoa Cardenas was killed in Chihuahua City A firearm and a sign in which Ochoa was accused in the Breach homicide were found next to his body Authorities now consider that case a ploy to misdirect the investigation toward Carlos Arturo Quintana an alleged regional leader for the Juárez drug cartel known as "El 80." who is suspected of being the actual shooter who killed Breach More: Possible suspect in journalist's death killed Villa Ahumada town police chief arrested after cartel gunmen attack state building Murder of journalists a threat to Mexico: Garza The death of Breach was a high-profile case in Mexico which is ranked by press-freedom groups as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists outside a war zone According to Reporters Without Borders 11 journalist have been slain in Mexico in 2017 It is difficult to know how many deaths were due to journalism work since many homicides in Mexico go unsolved After Breach's death, the Norte newspaper in Juárez shut down after a 27-year run stating it was in part because of insecurity related to the unsolved murders of journalists Daniel Borunda may be reached at 546-6102; dborunda@elpasotimes.com; @BorundaDaniel on Twitter Valentin Elizalde was a Mexican singer known for his off-key style of music The singer was also known as El Gallo de Oro which translates to The Golden Rooster The Mexican singer decided to follow in the footsteps of his deceased father who was also an icon of Mexican regional music He had the exact tone of voice as his father He was murdered in an ambush at the age of 27 Valentin Elizalde was said to be one of the most popular Banda singers at the beginning of 2000 Most of their songs and artistic career were a bit controversial the singer was gunned down shortly after leaving a concert in Reynosa He was killed along with his driver and his assistant There are speculations that Elizalde was killed because of his concert performance of the corridor A Mis Enemigos which had lyrics believed to antagonize drug trafficking gang Los Zetas This theory according to El Universal is the strongest since it indicates that one of the songs by the deceased singer caused his death Other sources reported that the Mexican singer was killed because he was involved with the wife of a capo and her husband ordered his murder when he was leaving the palenque in Tamaulipas Elizade was allegedly murdered by one Raul Hernandez Barron Barron was arrested on 22 March 2008 in Coatzintla Read Also: Banda MS: 10 Important Facts About The Band The Mexican singer was born on February 1 1979 in Jitonhuecca near the city of Etchojoa He and his siblings later moved to Guadalajara with his father Francisco Elizalde and one a sister Livia Elizalde Elizalde sold music cassettes in the palenques He studied Law at the University of Sonora and graduated as a lawyer Valentin Elizalde was said to be a controversial person as regards his love and personal life He was known with three separate women and he fathered three daughters as well His three daughters are said to be doing quite well and are famous on social media Gabriela was the first daughter of the singer with his only wife She is a singer as well and has appeared alongside her other sisters to pay tribute to their late father with the song El Gallo Valentina has chosen to follow in her father’s footsteps She has her own YouTube channel where she shares her music with the world She is said to have a similar tone of voice identical to that of her father Valentina is the second daughter of the Mexican singer She was born during his relationship with Azucena Rincon Aside from being a singer, Valentina is a makeup and fashion lover She launched her own brand of lipsticks recently Valeria Elizalde is the daughter of Vianey Duran and the late Mexican singer Valeria also has her own YouTube channel where she shares what she does in her life and also shares some stories about her parents as well Elizalde was handed a letter in the middle of his performance by security personnel Observers stated that when he received the letter his countenance changed totally but he still continued the show The letter was believed to be a death threat the singer left the palenque and boarded a truck that was accompanied by his representative Mario Mendoza who was also killed in the shooting His Cousin Fausto ‘Tano’ Elizalde was the only survivor of the attack It has been almost 15 years since the passing of Valentin Elizalde His widow recently made the headlines when it became known that she would be marrying his cousin Tano Tano was one of those that were suspected to be involved in the killing of the Mexican singer Elizalde’s daughter Valentina shared that Tano planned everything for her father so he should have been hit in the attack as well one of Elizalde’s women claimed Tano was not himself on the day f the attack She added that her late husband might have been involved in the crimes of his cousin Tano has maintained his relationship with his cousin’s widow and he has confirmed his intentions of marrying her Elizalde was nominated for a posthumous Grammy award in 2007 © 2023 JukeBugs - A Property of GlassWorks Media Please enter your username or email address to reset your password © 2023 JukeBugs - A Property of GlassWorks Media Last Updated on November 15, 2021 by Jitte John-Longji