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The following is directly from the La Paz Gringos group (member StefenMWest):

The Beltran Leyva Cartel was created by 4 brothers, Carlos (in prison since 2009), Hector (at large with $5 million dollar bounty), Alfredo (in prison since 2008) and Arturo (killed by police in 2009). They were once one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels and are now considered disbanded by some authorities since the arrest af a top lieutenant in 2011. 

The shooting victim at the Bismark(cito) the other day (May 10, 2012), Zeferino Félix Beltrán, was a nephew of Hector, the Beltran brother still at large.

In the last 6 months, the police have intercepted 2 large shipments of drugs, one of 10Kg of cocaine and another 13Kg of heroin at Pichilingue (La Paz) on the Baja Ferry.

It was just over two years ago, in Jan of 2010 that “el Teo”, leader of the Culiacan Cartel was arrested in the Fidepaz area (La Paz) where he had been living for more than a year.

Sources:

Nephew of Beltran
http://www.oem.com.mx/elsudcaliforniano/notas/n2538764.htm

El Teo
http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetlaxcala/notas/n1476657.htm

10 Kg of Cocaine
http://www.oem.com.mx/elsudcaliforniano/notas/n2362318.htm

13 Kg of Heroin
http://www.oem.com.mx/elsudcaliforniano/notas/n1928111.htm

The May 11, 2012 edition of Sudcaliforniano (La Paz newspaper) had a story on the shooting. It’s in Spanish of course, but you can run it through Google translate to get some idea of the content – granted this will leave a lot to be desired but it’s better than nothing. They are calling it a classic “narco” professional execution. It is fairly well known that narcos vacation in La Paz and many maintain “safe” residences there. Apparently La Paz is no longer quite as safe as it was just a few days ago.

Bismarkcito Shooting

I don’t know any more than this, but this is not good for the “city of peace”. Bismarkcito is very popular and has great seafood and taco dishes. Sad, so sad.

La Paz, BCS-The Attorney General of the State reports that at 16: 15 hours he
was advised by telephone that at the Bismarkcito restaurant, located on Avenida Alvaro Obregon (malecon) of this city was a person who had been shot and so immediately moved to the scene the Public Prosecutor agents specializing in manslaughter and Research Experts and others who initiated the investigations and had the crime scene secured.

The lawyer Gamill Arreola Leal, Attorney General in the state, announced this
and said the person was identified as Jose Machado Quinonez, 53-year-old
native of Los Mochis, occupation farmer on the farm of the delegation’s
Pimientilla of Plans, in the municipality of La Paz.

La Paz, B.C.S.- La Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado a informa
que las 16: 15 horas fue avisado vía telefónica de que en el restaurante
Bismarksito, ubicado en la avenida Álvaro Obregón de esta ciudad se
encontraba una persona que había sido baleada, por lo que de inmediato se
trasladaron al lugar de los hechos el Agente del Ministerio Público
especializado en Homicidios Dolosos, así como Peritos y Elementos de
Investigación quienes iniciaron las investigaciones correspondientes y
resguardaron la escena del crimen.

El licenciado Gamill Arreola Leal, Procurador de Justicia en el estado dio
a conocer lo anterior y sostuvo que la persona fue identificada como José
Machado Quiñonez, de 53 años de edad, originario de Los Mochis de ocupación
agricultor en el rancho La Pimientilla de la delegación de Los Planes, en
el municipio de La Paz.

More info in Spanish (this source calls it an execution with 5 shots fired): Bismarkcito Shooting