Overview
- A federal court formally opened criminal proceedings against Armando Nava Gallegos, alias 'El Charro', and José Manuel Nava López.
- Prosecutors accused both men of meth possession with intent to sell, unlawful possession of a military-use firearm, and operations with resources of illicit origin.
- Federal forces detained the suspects in Jesús María, Aguascalientes, and seized a loaded long gun, methamphetamine, about 584,000 pesos, cell phones, CJNG-marked cards, and two properties.
- The judge ordered mandatory preventive detention, sending Nava Gallegos to CEFERESO 1 Altiplano and Nava López to CEFERESO 12 in Guanajuato.
- Mexico’s security cabinet identifies Nava Gallegos as a regional CJNG operator allegedly tied to retail drug distribution, extortion, kidnappings, and homicides.