Overview
- A joint operation by the Defense Ministry, National Guard and federal prosecutors on October 31 followed judge‑approved warrants to search two properties used to store vehicles, weapons and drugs.
- Authorities identify the detainee, known as Armando or Francisco Javier “N” alias “El Charro,” as a CJNG plaza boss and a principal generator of violence in the Bajío region.
- Two alleged collaborators, José Manuel “N” and José “N,” were also detained, informed of their rights and turned over to the Ministerio Público for legal determination.
- Officials report seizing cartridges, illicit substances, more than 720,000 pesos in cash, tactical gear and uniforms bearing CJNG insignia, and say the arrest occurred without gunfire.
- Security forces activated anti‑blockade operations to deter retaliatory violence, and investigators cite allegations linking the suspect to a 2025 kidnapping in Villa Hidalgo and the killing of businessman Ricardo Rodríguez.