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Guadalajara Raid Nets Alleged CJNG Cell Operator Nazario 'N' as Three Are Arrested

Prosecutors are assessing evidence from four court-ordered searches that seized firearms, methamphetamine, vehicles, electronics.

Overview

  • SSPC chief Omar García Harfuch confirmed the capture after a multiagency operation led by the FGR with Army, Navy and National Guard support.
  • Three suspects were detained in Guadalajara, including Nazario Ramírez (“Nazario ‘N’”), Juan Martín Espinosa and Jorge Octavio Quezada.
  • Authorities identify the group as a CJNG-linked cell accused of extortion and street-level drug sales in Tlajomulco, Jalisco, and Oriental, Puebla.
  • The raids followed four judge-approved warrants, with seizures including two firearms, 10 magazines, 186 rounds, about one kilogram plus 170 doses of methamphetamine, two computers and five vehicles, one armored.
  • The detainees were read their rights and turned over to the Public Ministry as investigations proceed to determine their legal status.