Overview

• State security used surveillance cameras and vehicle-checkpoint arches in Ciudad del Carmen to locate and stop a van linked to organized-crime figures.
• An operation in Champotón resulted in nine detentions: five adults—including two federal-priority targets—and four minors.
• Among those captured were José Roberto “El 80,” a former local prosecutor wanted for leading criminal operations in southern Veracruz, and “Lady Drones,” accused of operating armed drones against military and police.
• Authorities seized multiple firearms from the vehicle, notably a gold-plated pistol marked with CJNG initials, along with other short and long arms.
• Officials have confirmed the detainees’ identities and weapons seizure but have not yet disclosed formal charges or the scope of federal prosecutorial involvement.