# Sentencing of Gente Nueva leader Noel Salgueiro Nevárez

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/sentencing-of-gente-nueva-leader-noel-salgueiro-nevrez
> Updated: 2026-10-03T16:25:09.000Z. Sources: 26. Developments: 2.

Noel Salgueiro Nevárez, known as “El Flaco Salgueiro,” has been sentenced to 29 years and three months in prison following his return to Mexico. Identified as the founder and leader of the Gente Nueva criminal group in Chihuahua—a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel—Salgueiro Nevárez was convicted of organized crime, possession of cartridges, and the illegal carrying of firearms reserved for the Armed Forces.

His legal history includes a 2011 arrest and a 2019 extradition to the United States. Following a coordinated INTERPOL controlled deportation in June 2026, he was detained in Mexico and ordered to serve his sentence at the Altiplano Federal Social Readaptation Center, alongside a fine of 378,472 pesos.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-03: Querétaro man sentenced to three years for armed robberies

Juan Diego “N” received a three-year prison sentence for two armed robberies in Querétaro's Santa María Magdalena neighborhood involving a machete and a knife.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/quertaro-man-sentenced-to-three-years-for-armed-robberies

### 2026-09-13: Noel Salgueiro Nevárez sentenced to 29 years for organized crime

Noel Salgueiro Nevárez, leader of the Gente Nueva group in Chihuahua, was sentenced to 29 years and three months in prison for organized crime and weapons offenses.

21 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/michoacn-four-sentenced-for-cocaine-and-hydrocarbon-trafficking

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