Who is Lenin 'N' Canchola, captured leader of the gang?

Also known as 'El Carnal', 'El Señor de L' or 'El General'. Lenin "N' is identified as the leader of the "Lenin Canchola" gang.

Who is Lenin 'N' Canchola, captured leader of the gang?
Lenin 'N' was arrested in Monterrey and has two arrest warrants, one for kidnapping and criminal association. Photo: Omar Garcia Harfuch

On Friday morning, July 1, Omar García Harfuch, head of Mexico City's Secretariat for Citizen Security (SSC-CDMX), announced the arrest of Lenin 'N', leader of the gang "Los malcriados 3AD".

Who is Lenin "N'?

Also known as 'El Carnal', 'El Señor de L' or 'El General'. He is identified as the leader of the "Lenin Canchola" gang.

For years he has been the leader of the criminal group identified as the Lenin Canchola or Los Malcriados 3AD, (Tercera Acción Destructiva or Third Destructive Action). His profile indicates a high degree of violence, even against his accomplices whom he ordered to be punished with kidnappings or chained for several days, and even called to do heavy construction work on their properties without payment, and sometimes they were executed.

Police intelligence work indicates that he is related to a group of the Tepito Union and rivals other cells of the same criminal organization in Colonia Morelos.

Investigations indicate that Lenin Canchola began his criminal activities in the Los Claudios gang and was responsible for land invasions and extortion of shopkeepers and tenants. However, he later split off and created his gang, Los Malcriados 3AD. Lenin Canchola had an alliance with a cell of the Tepito Union with criminal operations in the western part of the city. Lenin 'N' was captured in Monterrey.