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Coordinated Raids Yield Arrest in Iztapalapa and Capture of 'El Fresa' in Mérida

Officials frame the actions as a strategy to dismantle local cells through judge‑authorized searches alongside interjurisdictional arrests.

Overview

  • A warrant‑backed search on calle Azucena in Lomas de San Lorenzo, Iztapalapa, led to the detention of Erasmo Carlos Huerta García, 42, identified by authorities as part of a cell tied to “Güero Fresa.”
  • Investigators seized a handgun, 34 rounds, 39 packets of cocaine, 13 blue tablets, 13 phones, a vial with liquid, and a motorcycle, and the property was sealed for ongoing inquiries.
  • The Iztapalapa operation was executed by SSC officers with SSPC, FGR, Sedena, Guardia Nacional, Semar, and the Mexico City prosecutor’s office after field and surveillance work secured a judge’s order.
  • Separately in Mérida, Yucatán police arrested Enrique N., alias “El Fresa,” whom Chiapas authorities accuse in a 2023 kidnapping and identify as an alleged Cártel del Pacífico operator.
  • Yucatán and Chiapas agencies coordinated the Mérida capture with federal support, and the detainee is slated for presentation before courts in Pichucalco, Chiapas.