“I’m waiting for you at the ISSSTE , same place as always, bring a knife,” wrote “El Pitufo” to an unidentified man.

The plan was to kill a man they had been following for weeks and who owed money to the criminal group known as the Tanzanios .

This is part of reports from the Mexico City Prosecutor’s Office, which add to the investigations into this gang that has operated for decades in Iztapalapa and the eastern area of the State of Mexico.

Iván N., “El Pitufo,” was a close collaborator of Nicolás García González, “El Nico,” leader of the Tanzanios . He handled settling scores, for which he recruited hitmen in neighborhoods such as Leyes de Reforma and Cabeza de Juárez.

In May 2025, “El Pitufo” received the order to assassinate a Metro worker who owed money to a Venezuelan who

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