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FGR Says CJNG Clandestine Airstrips Found After Arrest of Alleged Operator

Prosecutors describe the detainee as a coordinator of aerial drug shipments from Central America.

Overview

  • Ulises Lara of the FGR announced the identification of multiple unauthorized runways in Nayarit, northern Jalisco and southeast Zacatecas.
  • Authorities detained Luis Ignacio “N,” known as El Cárdenas, in Tepic, Nayarit following coordinated intelligence work by Sedena, the SSPC, the FGR and the National Guard.
  • Subsequent actions at two properties in Zapopan, Jalisco led to three additional detentions and the seizure of substances with characteristics of cocaine and crystal plus a long firearm.
  • Prosecutors allege the main detainee oversaw CJNG aerial trafficking via small aircraft that used the clandestine airstrips and acted as a key financial operator for the group led by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
  • Investigations continue with judicial outcomes pending, and all suspects remain presumed innocent.