Overview
- Federal security forces executed 11 simultaneous search warrants in Uruapan and Ziracuaretiro on Tuesday, detaining 12 people and handing them to the Federal Public Ministry for prosecution.
- Authorities said the raids, led by the SSPC with SEDENA, the Guardia Nacional, the FGR and intelligence from the CNI, recovered six firearms, vehicles, a signal jammer, tactical gear, narcotics and cash.
- One detainee was identified as Cristian Maximiliano “N” (alias “X1”), whom officials described as a suspected operator linked to a cell of Los Caballeros Templarios.
- The government says the dismantled network extorted avocado growers, livestock producers, transporters and packing facilities, a pattern that has disrupted local incomes and export activity.
- The operation forms part of the National Strategy Against Extortion, a sustained federal push that uses coordinated intelligence and multiagency raids to pursue command figures and reduce pressure on key agricultural sectors.