Rudy Augusto Ortiz Morales
Rudy Augusto Ortiz Morales, also known as 'el Smoking', is another prominent leader within the Barrio 18 gang in Guatemala. He has been charged with serious offenses, including murder and extortion. His name has come up in investigations related to the escape of gang members from the Fraijanes 2 prison, drawing attention to the ongoing issues with gang violence and prison security in the region.
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Ortiz Morales, alias 'Smoking', is a key leader of the Barrio 18 gang and has faced multiple charges including homicide and extortion.
¿Quién es Samanta Leiva, conviviente de “Smoking” y supuesta operadora del Barrio 18 que habría cobrado Q30 mil semanales de extorsión?
Guatemala· 2026-01-15
Rudy Augusto Ortiz Morales, also known as el Smoking, was arrested in November last year in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
México, Honduras y Nicaragua, lugares a donde posiblemente huyeron los reos fugado de Fraijanes 2Guatemala· 2025-10-31
Rudy Augusto Ortiz Morales, alias 'El Smoking', is one of the leaders of the Rueda del Barrio 18 who escaped from prison.
tres de los cabecillas más peligrosos que escaparon de Fraijanes 2Guatemala· 2025-10-14
Rudy Augusto Ortiz Morales, alias el Smoking, has escaped from Fraijanes 2 twice and is a leader of the Gangsters del Barrio 18.
PNC rastrea a 19 reos fugados de la cárcel Fraijanes 2 y tiene indicios de que están en tres departamentosGuatemala· 2025-10-14
Rudy Augusto Ortiz Morales, alias el Smoking, was indicted alongside Black Demon and Ildo Dupié Ochoa Mejía.
Así recapturaron a “Black Demon”, uno de los 20 pandilleros fugados de Fraijanes 2Guatemala· 2025-10-13
