Overview

• Puebla and Tabasco prosecutors, backed by federal security forces, apprehended Ángel Javier N. — known as “El Caiser” or “El Angelito” — on July 29 at the Municipio Libre and Carlos Camacho Espíritu boulevards in Puebla.
• Authorities have identified him as a priority target linked to La Barredora and accused him of at least ten murders in Tabasco.
• He was flown from Puebla’s Hermanos Serdán International Airport to Tabasco, where he remains in custody awaiting formal charges for homicide and organized crime offenses.
• This arrest marks the 24th detention in Puebla of individuals alleged to have ties to La Barredora since early 2025.
• Law enforcement agencies continue their search for former Tabasco security chief Hernán Bermúdez Requena, who is wanted on organized crime charges for his alleged role in shielding the cartel.